Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the construction of the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract 2013 project and to provide payment for construction administration and inspection services.
The Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract 2013 project consists of routine maintenance to several bridges within the City of Columbus. Work includes crack sealing, concrete patching, tuck pointing, railing repairs, guardrail repairs, epoxy injection, maintenance of traffic, asphalt resurfacing, sealing of cracks in bridges, replacement of expansion joints, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid submittal documents.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is November 14, 2013. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Three bids were received on September 24, 2013, (three majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Complete General Construction Co. $1,197,526.51 Columbus, OH Majority
Righter Co., Inc. $1,389,300.00 Columbus, OH Majority
Double Z Construction Company $1,511,495.70 Columbus, OH Majority
The bid documents contain Special Provision 146, which states, “It is the City’s intent to fully utilize the available funding provided to its Bridge Program within the approved Capital Improvements Budget. Therefore, the City reserves the right to increase or decrease the base contract amount, up to or down to a maximum of ($1,750,000.00). The total amount of the work and other incidentals will not exceed the total amount of the contract price (maximum of $1,750,000.00). In the event that the ...
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