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 $1,142,912.87 for the Broad Street Resurfacing, 1612 Dr. A project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $115,000.00. This improvement consists of planing, asphalt overlay, concrete curb ramps, 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 September 28, 2007. This project has been given 60 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. 15 bidders/suppliers were solicited (13 majority, 2 minority) and Five (5) bids were received (5 majority, 0 minority) and tabulated on June 28, 2007 as follows:
Strawser Paving, Inc $ 1,142,912.87
Kokosing Construction Co. $ 1,176,724.34
The Shelly and Sands, Inc $ 1,220,276.55
The Shelly Company $ 1,231,442.41
Decker Construction Company $ 1,229,901.47
Award is to be made to Strawser Paving, Inc. c.c. #31-4412354 (expiring 3/7/09), as the lowest, best, most responsive and responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction to begin in September 2007.
Fiscal Impact: Funding in the amount of $1,257,912.87 for this project is budgeted in the 2007 Transportation Division C.I.B and is available within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division with Strawser Paving, Inc. for construction of the Broad Street Resurfacing proje...
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