Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a construction contract with George J. Igel & Company Inc., for the Naghten Street Sewer Rehabilitation Project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. This legislation also authorizes the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of $4,003,599.55 from the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund 654 to the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) 666; authorizes the transfer within and expenditure of $1,467,354.75 for the WPCLF non-eligible portion of the Igel construction contract; and for construction inspection services with the Department of Transportation - Construction Inspection Services to be funded from the Sanitary B.A.B.s (Build America Bonds) Fund 668, and amends the 2009 Capital Improvements Budget for Funds (654 and 668) for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
This project will construct a stormwater collection system in E. Naghten Street, Cleveland Avenue and N. Grant Avenue and reconstruction of E. Naghten Street from N. Fifth Street east to Cleveland Avenue, reconstruction of N. Grant Avenue from Spring Street north to E. Naghten Street and repair and resurfacing of Cleveland Avenue from E. Naghten Street north to Mount Vernon. The stormwater system will divert the stormwater from the I-71/I-670 interchange from the combined sewer system and redirect it to the separate storm sewer system.
Procurement Information: The Division advertised in the City Bulletin for competitive bid proposals, and bids were received on October 7, 2009, as follows:
Shelly and Sands, Inc. 31-4351261 | MAJ | $3,753,696.65
George J. Igel & Company Inc. 31-4214570 | MAJ | $4,770,520.05
Complete General Construction Co. 31-4366382 | MAJ | $4,934,321.43
Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. 31-1023518 | MAJ |$5,648,627.60
The Engineer's construction cost estimate was $6,307,188.80.
It was determined after the Bid Tab and Quality Factor F...
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