Background
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew the construction contract for Utility Cut and Restoration Services with Decker Construction Company for an additional one-year term in the amount of $1,475,330.00. Various types of utility excavations are performed within the City of Columbus' right-of-way by the Department of Public Utilities. The restoration work typically involves repair of existing pavement, curbs, and sidewalks in a manner conforming to the City of Columbus, Construction and Material Specifications (CMSC). The Department routinely outsources this restoration work to a contractor that is equipped and trained to make these repairs. Typical types of restoration work that require outsourcing involve the installation of wheelchair ramps, asphalt repair involving thermal bond heat weld repairs, asphalt milling machines capable of full width milling, and the delivery of flowable controlled density fill using volumetric mixer trucks.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director of Public Utilities publicly opened one bid on February 24, 2016 from the Decker Construction Company.
The bid from Decker Construction Company was deemed the lowest, most responsive and responsible bid. Vendor #004549, Contract Compliance Number is 31-0983557 (expires 10/25/19, Majority). The contract contains a multi-year renewal option. This will be the second of two one-year renewals and will add one year to the term of the contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Decker Construction Company.
FISCAL IMPACT: $1,475,330.00 is budgeted and needed for this purchase. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2018 operating budget Ordinance 3009-2017.
Amount of additional funds: Total amount of additional funds needed for this contract renewal is $1,475,330.00.
Total contract amount including this renewal is $4,486,282.50 (2016 or...
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