Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a construction contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with General Temperature Control, for the HVAC Renovation for Gladden House Project, in the amount of $1,432,049.76.
Work under this project includes HVAC renovation at the Gladden Community House including air handler replacements, variable air volume box replacements, temperature controls, electrical upgrades, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract.
2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The project was let by the Office of Construction Management via Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were opened on January 26, 2024 from the following Majority-designated vendors:
1. General Temperature Control $1,328,000.00 (base bid)
2. Roberts Service Group $1,403,000.00 (base bid)
General Temperature Control’s bid was deemed the lowest, best, most responsive and responsible bid in the amount of $1,328,000.00. The maximum contract amount allowed is $1,432,049.76 due to available funding. The Department’s fixed contingency cost of $150,000.00 was reduced to $104,049.76 to meet this requirement.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO: General Temperature Control, CC# 4830, expires 8/31/24, Majority-owned firm.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against General Temperature Control.
4. MINORITY CONTRACT PARTICIPATION: Of the 505 vendors solicited, 187 were Minority-owned, 311 were Small Business-owned, 117 were Women-owned, and 2 Veteran-owned. The ODI-assigned goal for this project is 15%. General Temperature Control proposed using Hina Environmental Solutions, an MBE and WBE -designated firm, to meet this goal.
5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Construction needs to be complete by November 2, 2024 in order to meet the requirements of the CDBG grant. Emergency ...
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