Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract for the Facilities Management Division with U.S. Roofing, Inc., in the amount of $2,482,000.00 for the renovation of the exterior of City Hall, 90 West Broad Street. The renovation will include the roof, the gutters, the walls, some windows, and the replacement of two rooftop HVAC units. Roofing work will consist of the removal of the current roofing system and gutters, to be replaced by a new copper roofing system and new gutters. Masonry restoration on the walls is to include repairs to all spalls and cracks present in the building masonry, patio stone walls, and exterior stone walls that are visible from five feet away. It also includes the removal of all existing sealant materials from all joints and surfaces of the building, windows, patios, site and patio walls, and patio surfaces and the installation of new sealant materials to these joints. Masonry work is to bring these features back to the original 1929 aesthetic and design intent. Window work includes the removal of existing glazing panels from twenty-five windows, to be replaced with new glazing. Lastly, two rooftop HVAC units will be removed and replaced with two new HVAC units. The contractor has two hundred forty calendar days upon notification of the award of the contract to complete the project.
Formal proposals were solicited on December 14, 2005. Three firms submitted proposals on January 10, 2006 as follows: (0 MBE, 0 FBE).
U.S. Roofing, Inc. $2,482,000.00
Field & Associates, Inc. $2,988,000.00
Phinney Industrial Roofing $3,123,393.00
It is the recommendation of the Facilities Management Division to award this contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, U.S. Roofing, Inc. Contract Compliance Number 31-1746641, exp. 12/22/2006.
Emergency action is requested so that the contractor will be able to complete...
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