Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the construction of the Bikeway Development - Bike Hitches-Racks-Parking Shelters-Pavement Markings and Signage project.
Work for this project consists of the furnishing and installation of bikeway facilities throughout the city to continue to upgrade the City bicycling infrastructure. These facilities consist of ten bike shelters, up to three bike corrals, approximately 100 bike racks, pavement markings and signage for bikeways. The bike shelters, bike corrals and bike racks will be installed within the public right-of-way at various locations throughout the City, including the Short North, Arena District, Clintonville, and near such destinations as COSI, Grant Hospital, and the Columbus Main Library.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is August 3, 2011. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through vendor services. The contract length is 365 days from the notice to proceed date. 2 bids were received on June 16, 2011 (1 majority, 1 MBE) and tabulated on June 17, 2011 as follows:
Company Name Bid Amt City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc. $684,076.90 Gahanna, OH Majority
McDaniel's Construction Corp. Inc. $708,381.84 Columbus, OH MBE
Award is to be made to Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc., as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc. .
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc. contract compliance number is 310857095 and expires 1/12/12.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding authority for this project is budgeted within the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget. Thi...
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