Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the Facilities Management Division with Jess Howard Electric Co. for the replacement of fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems at various Fire Division locations. The locations are as follows: Fire Stations 2 & 3, 150 East Fulton; Fire Station 4, 3030 Winchester Pike; Fire Station 5, 211 McNaughten Road; Fire Station 6, 5750 Maple Canyon Avenue; Fire Station 7, 1425 Indianola Avenue; Fire Station 8, 1240 East Long Street; Fire Station 12, 3200 Sullivant Avenue; Fire Station 13, 303 Arcadia Avenue; Fire Station 15, 1800 Livingston Avenue; Fire Station 16, 1130 East Weber Road; Fire Station 20, 2646 East Fifth Avenue; Fire Station 21, 3294 East Main Street; Fire Station 22, 3069 Parsons Avenue; Fire Station 23, 4451 East Livingston Avenue; Fire Station 24, 1585 Morse Road; Fire Station 25, 739 West Third Avenue; Fire Station 26, 5433 Fisher Road; Fire Station 27, 7560 Smokey Row Road; Fire Station 28, 3240 McCutcheon Road; and Fire Station 29, 5151 Little Turtle Way.
The contractor has 150 calendar days upon notification of the award to complete the project.
Formal proposals were solicited on April 5, 2006. Two firms submitted proposals on April 18, 2006 as follows: (0 MBE, 1 FBE*).
Jess Howard Electric Co. $549,770.00
*Royal Electric Construction Co. $734,000.00
It is the recommendation of the Facilities Management Division to award this contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Jess Howard Electric Co.
Emergency action is requested so that work may begin as quickly as possible to improve fire safety at various Fire Division facilities.
Fiscal Impact: The Fire Division has sufficient funding within the Safety Voted Bond Fund and the General Government Grant Fund.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to ente...
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