Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $5,666,842.90 for the Gay Street Improvements project, to pay construction inspection costs up to $908,000.00, and to pay up to $250,000.00 for work by transportation crews to reimburse the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair fund. This improvement on Gay Street is from Front Street to Cleveland Avenue (see attached map). The work involves converting the existing street to 2 way traffic. This work will include a median island, new signals, lighting, conduit for future fiber installation, water line replacement, sewer lining and repair, drainage work, replacing sidewalks, curbs, drive approaches and other associated work. City crews will install the traffic signals, signing, striping and meters as part of this project. This contract work is to be completed by October 31, 2007 with crew work to be completed by the end of the year. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports, and by the Builders Exchange. Nineteen suppliers requested bids (sixteen majority, three minority) and two bids were received (two majority) and tabulated on March 15, 2007 as follows:
Complete General Construction, Co. $5,306,842.90
George J. Igel & Co., Inc. $6,110,782.08
Award is to be made to Complete General Construction, Co., CC# 31-4366382 (expiration 3/1/2008), as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
After bids were taken is was determined that it is desirable to add an additional conduit for the length of this project on behalf of the Department of Technology. A additional $360,000.00 has been added to the contract to cover those costs. This work will be peformed at the prices established for other conduit work that was already planned as part of this contract.
Emergency action is requested so the work may proceed to meet the October 31, 2007 completion date...
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