Explanation
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 ride ability and reduces street maintenance expenses. This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract in an amount up to $1,058,070.52 for the Resurfacing 2006 - Project 2 improvement project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $105,807.05. This contract resurfaces fourteen city streets and constructs 82 curb ramps along these streets that are consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The work consists of milling existing pavement, overlaying with new asphalt concrete, minor curb replacement and replacing curb and sidewalk associated with installing ADA wheelchair ramps. Where warranted, full depth pavement renovation will be performed. The project was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange. Five bids were received (5 majority, zero minority) and tabulated on June 29, 2006 as follows:
bidder / amount bid
The Shelly Company / $1,058,070.52
Kokosing Construction Company / $1,101,689.33
Decker Construction Company / $1,149,734.30
Strawser Paving Company / $1,165,217.08
Shelly and Sands, Incorporated / $1,205,840.06
Award is to be made to The Shelly Company, contract compliance number 31-1279704 (expires July 12, 2008) as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is included in the Transportation Division's 2006 Capital Improvement Budget in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highway Fund in the Resurfacing project. The construction estimate for the project is $1,059,866.30. The actual contract amount is $1,058,070.52 with $105,807.05 for construction inspection costs. The total amount to be legislated is $1,163,877.57.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction t...
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