Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division in the amount of $85,525.50 for the UIRF Brick Repair 2004 -Schumacher Place project with G&G Cement Contractors, and to pay construction inspection costs up to $25,613.00. This improvement details construction bounded by Livingston Avenue to the north, Parsons Avenue to the east, Whittier Avenue to the south, and Grant Avenue to the west. The streets to have brick repair are: Beck Street, Beech Street, Bruck Street, Columbus Street, Jackson Street, Kossuth Street, Ninth Street, and Stanley Avenue.
The work includes localized brick pavement repair, and other associated work. (See the attached map.) This project was requested thru the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund. The Notice to Proceed is anticipated to be issued on or about August 27, 2004. The project is to be completed 75 days after the Notice to Proceed is issued. This project was advertised on the City of Columbus Formal Bid Listing web page, Dodge Reports, and Builders' Exchange. Five bidders/suppliers were solicited (5 majority, 0 minority) and four bids were received (4 majority, 0 minority) and tabulated on May 13, 2004 as follows:
G & G Cement Contractors $ 85,525.50
Columbus Asphalt Paving Inc. $106,777.50
Decker Construction Company $125,930.75
G. Marchi & Son, LLC $221,301.11
Evaluation of the quality contractor criteria conforms the low bidder and therefore award is to be made to G&G Cement Contractors CC# 31-0924129 (expiration 12/18/2005) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested for the immediate execution of the construction contract so that the improvement may be completed in the 2004 construction season.
Fiscal Impact: The 2004 Capital Budget contained $250,000 for the Schumacher Place project. Therefore, sum of $111,138.50 is budgeted and available within the 1995, 199...
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