CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

Utilities

Commission Meeting Date:  February 20, 2017

Staff Contact:

Sarah Graves, Utilities Project Engineer

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

 

Award Bid No. B1802, Project No. UT1716 for the Connecticut Street, E. 10th Street to E. 11th Street Waterline Replacement Project, to Hettinger Excavating, in the amount of $196,215.00, and authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract.

 

Executive Summary:

The Connecticut Street, E 10th Street to E 11th Street Waterline Replacement includes the replacement of approximately 750 linear feet of 8” ductile iron waterline from the 1980’s with 8” PVC waterline.  The project also includes valves, fittings, a fire hydrant, and other miscellaneous appurtenances for the waterline located along Connecticut Street. The project is scheduled to be completed by July 2018.

 

Professional Engineering Consultants completed construction documents, and the project was advertised on January 8, 2018. Bids were opened on January 30, 2018, and the bids were read publicly aloud as follows:

 

M CON, LLC

$208,286.55

Hettinger Excavating

$196,215.00

Nowak Construction

$265,980.00

Schuetz Construction

$225,308.00

Banks Construction

$203,915.00

Westland Construction

$200,053.00

Engineer’s Estimate

$265,035.00

 

Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) has reviewed the bids, qualifications, and current project commitments of the low bidder, Hettinger Excavation.  PEC recommends awarding the bid to Hettinger Excavation in the amount of $196,215.00.

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Innovative Infrastructure and Asset Management

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

Awarding the bid as recommended will have a fiscal impact of $196,215. Funding for this project comes from the 2016 revenue bond issue. The project is included in the Department of Utilities 2017 Amended Capital Improvement Plan for Project UT1716 Connecticut Street E 10th Street to E 11th Street Waterline Replacement.

Attachments:

Map

Recommendation Letter and Bid Tabulation

 

Reviewed By:

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