Explanation:
Background: This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $446,802.19 for the Alley East of Neil Avenue (King Avenue to Ninth Avenue) project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $58,686.00. This project reconstructs the alley and provides for improved drainage. The Notice to Proceed is estimated to be issued in June, 2005. This project has been given 90 calendar days for completion. The project was advertised in the Columbus City Bulletin and Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange and was let by the Transportation Division. Sixteen bidders/suppliers were solicited (15 majority, 1 minority) and 6 bids were received (5 majority, 1 minority) and tabulated on February 17, 2005 as follows:
Bidder / Amount Bid / Status
McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated / $446,802.19 / Minority
Decker Construction Company / $478,066.47 / Majority
Miller Pavement Maintenance, Incorporated / $513,626.86/ Majority
Columbus Asphalt Paving Company, Incorporated / $590,253.40 / Majority
G. Marchi and Son, LLC / $631,788.11 / Majority
Trucco Construction Company, Incorporated / $1,142,587.60 / Majority
The Transportation Division recommends the bid award to McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated, CC# 31-1145406 (expires May 17, 2007) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $250,000.00 for alley rehabilitation in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $505,488.19 in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This amount is available within the Miscellaneous Developments project and is transferred between projects within this ordinance.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction to commence in June, 2005.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $505,488.19 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authori...
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