Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes the general maintenance of several bridges within the City of Columbus. Types of work may include, but are not limited to, concrete patching, expansion joint repairs, waterproofing, lighting repairs, placement of scour countermeasures, channel cleanout, deck overlay, asphalt repairs, bearing rehab, bridge painting, site prep and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents. The listed maintenance activities are standard bridge costs and not performed on a regular interval. The expectation is that the maintenance efforts will last longer than five years and extends the useful life of the bridge before larger, more expensive repairs are needed.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is December 21, 2023. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were received on October 3, 2023, (both majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Double Z Construction $1,241,416.22 Columbus, OH Majority
Complete General Construction $1,286,976.79 Columbus, OH Majority
Double Z Construction Company submitted the lowest bid but did not meet the MBE/WBE goal. All bids and supporting documents were sent to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) for review. ODI determined Double Z Construction not only did not meet the assigned MBE/WBE goal of 12% but also did not receive a passing score of 80 out of 100 possible points in the Good Faith Effort. ODI stated it is their po...
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