Explanation
Background: The Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadway system through a viable renovation program. A brick rehabilitation project is needed to prevent premature deterioration of the City's brick roadways. The contract will consist of replacing brick pavement on targeted City streets. The attached list of brick roadways will be used to select the final locations for brick rehabilitation. The Transportation Division capital improvement project inspection section will perform inspection services at a cost not to exceed $162,180.99. This project was bid in compliance with the City Code and advertised in the City Bulletin. Formal competitive bids were received and tabulated on March 3, 2005 by the Transportation Division. Four (4) bid proposals were received as follows:
Vendor / Bid Amount / Status
McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated / $817,574.98 / Minority
G & G Cement Contractors / $827,530.00 / Majority
G. Marchi and Son, LLC / $866,387.50 / Majority
Columbus Asphalt Paving, Incorporated / $962,566.00 / Majority
The Transportation Division recommends the bid award to McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated, contract compliance number 31-1145406 (expires May 17, 2007) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
The bid proposal stated that the bid quantities were estimated and that the bid quantities may be increased or decreased, depending on the funds available. Due to the better-than-expected unit prices in the submitted bids, an increased amount of brick rehabilitation work can be completed without exceeding budget. Contract quantities were increased without changing the ranking of the bids received. Based upon the revised quantities and the bid unit costs the new contract amount would be:
McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated / $1,081,206.61 / Minority
McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated, has agreed to the rev...
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