Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with General Maintenance and Engineering Co. in the amount of $232,193.00 for the renovation of the roof at Fire Station No. 2, 150 East Fulton Street. The current roof is approximately 15 years old and leaks. The renovation will consist of the replacement of the current roof with a granular-textured roof of modified bitumen asphalt. The contractor has sixty (60) days upon notification of the award of the contract to complete the project. The roof will include a two (2) year workmanship guarantee from the contractor and a thirty (30) year workmanship and material guarantee from the manufacturer.
Due to the condition of the existing roof, it is necessary to waive formal competitive bidding. Written bids were solicited and three firms submitted proposals on June 28, 2007, as follows (1 MBE*, 0 FBE):
General Maintenance and Engineering Co. $ 232,193.00
VEC Systems, Inc. $ 257,550.00
Smith Roofing Ltd. * $ 280,000.00
It is the recommendation of the Office of Construction Management to award this contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, General Maintenance and Engineering Co.
Emergency action is requested so that the contractor will be able to complete this project during good weather.
Fiscal Impact: This roof renovation project will be funded out of the Fire Facility Renovation Fund. The cost of this contract is $232,193.00.
(General Maintenance and Engineering Co. Contract Compliance Number: 31-4188545, expiration: 02/25/2008)
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To amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash between projects in the Safety Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract...
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