Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract for the Office of Construction Management with M-D Mechanical, in the amount of $123,814.00 for the installation of two water heating boilers at 757 Carolyn Avenue. The contractor will remove the two existing boilers and all corollary equipment and, if applicable, have any asbestos removed by a licensed asbestos remediation contractor. The new boilers are to be copper fin tube boilers to match the existing boilers in capacity. The contractor is to also install all corollary equipment, such as an expansion tank, all necessary controls, pumps, flow switches, etc. The contractor will have sixty (60) calendar days upon notification of the award of the contract to complete the work.
Formal proposals were solicited on March 29, 2007. Three firms submitted proposals on April 17, 2007, as follows: (0 MBE, 0 FBE).
M-D Mechanical $123,814.00
CD Whitfield Company $132,828.00
Carrier Commercial $169,912.00
It is the recommendation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, to award this contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, M-D Mechanical.
Emergency action is requested so the contractor will be able to complete this project in a timely manner, thereby allowing for heat to be available in the building before the onset of colder weather in the fall.
M-D Mechanical Contract Compliance Number 87-0743932, expiration date 04/24/2009.
Fiscal Impact: The total budget for this project within the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund is $140,000.00. The total cost of this contract is $123,814.00.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract for the Office of Construction Management with M-D Mechanical for the installation of two boilers at 757 Carolyn Avenue, to authorize the expenditure of $123,814.00...
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