Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks, Part 2 project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
This is a contract for one of the key, time-critical wastewater plants construction projects in the City's Wet Weather Management Plan (WWMP) program, for the period through 2010. The work in this program is a very substantial group of sewer capital improvement projects (CIPs), both collections systems and treatment works improvements, which have been agreed to by the City and Ohio EPA in order to conform to the requirements of the City's consent orders.
The proposed contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., is for Contract S73. This contract Work consists of the construction of the Screen and Grit Building Addition, which provides four (4) 24-foot diameter grit tanks, grit pumps, grit classifiers with cyclones, and associated equipment, piping, and valves, Primary Influent Splitter improvements, a 96-inch East Train Primary Metering Influent Conduit, an East Train Primary Metering Chamber, excavation, backfilling, new roadways and pavement, underground utilities installation, installation of mechanical and electrical equipment, and other work as shown and described in the Bidding Documents
The contract was advertised in the City Bulletin, and bids were received on October 24, 2007, as follows:
1. Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. | Majority Firm | $17,988,300.00
2. Kenmore Construction Company, Inc. | Majority Firm | $18,465,920.00
3. Dugan & Meyers Construction Company | Majority Firm | $19,199,032.00
4. Building Crafts Inc. | Majority Firm | $20,841,314.00
5. C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC | Majority Firm | $21,457,518.50
6. Walsh Construction Company | Majority Firm | $22,103,510.00
The Engineer's construction cost estimate was $...
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