Explanation
Background: The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, routinely contracts for street resurfacing as a means of renewing and prolonging the life of streets and highways. Street resurfacing improves rideability and reduces street maintenance expenses. This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $3,021,224.50 for the Resurfacing 2007 Project 2 project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $369,688.00. This improvement consists of planing, asphalt overlay, concrete curb ramps, speed humps, a traffic circle and such other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is August 20, 2007. This project has been given 150 days to complete the construction of the project. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports, and by the Builders Exchange. Twelve bidders/suppliers were solicited (11 majority, 1 minority) and Three (3) bids were received (3 majority, 0 minority) and tabulated on June 29, 2007 as follows:
Shelly and Sands, Inc. $3,021,224.50
Decker Construction Company $3,162,121.62
Kokosing Construction, Inc. $3,191,496.34
Award is to be made to Shelly and Sands, Inc. c.c. # 31-4351261(expiring April 14, 2008), as the lowest, best, most responsive and responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested so that construction may begin on or around August 20, 2007.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project in the amount of $3,390,912.50 is budgeted within the Transportation Division as part of the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget and is available within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.
Title
To amend the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $3,390,912.50 between projects within the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways ...
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