Explanation
Background: The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, routinely contracts for street resurfacing as a means of renewing and prolonging the life of streets and highways. Street resurfacing improves ride ability and reduces street maintenance expenses. This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $4,103,142.33 for the Resurfacing 2007 Project 1 project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $503,734.00. This improvement consists of planning, asphalt overlay, concrete curb ramps, and such other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications. The estimated notice to proceed date is May 23, 2007. This project has been given 150 days for the completion of construction. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports, and by the Builders Exchange. Seventeen (17) bidders/suppliers requested the bid document ( 15 majority, 2 minority) and five (5) bids were received (5 majority, 0 minority) and tabulated on March 9, 2007 as follows:
Shelly & Sands, Inc. $4,103,142.33
Strawser Paving Company $4,269,633.24
Decker Construction Company $4,368,885.02
The Shelly Company $4,400,838.73
Kokosing Construction Company $4,470,002.38
Award is to be made to Shelly & Sands, Inc., c.c. #31-4351261 expiring April 14, 2008, as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested so that construction may begin on or around May 23, 2007.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is budgeted in the 2006 CIB with the Transportation Division as part of the Capital Improvement Program and is available within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for this work.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division with Shelly & Sands, Inc. for construction of the Resurfacing 2007 Pro...
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