Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with U.S. Utility Contractor Co. in the amount of $292,310.70 for the North High St. Circuit Conversion Project, Phase I. This phase will cover North High Street from Glencoe Road to Leland Ave. The Division of Power and Water will bid phase II in the Spring of 2009, to cover Glencoe Road south to Arcadia Avenue. Phase III will energize the line to 14kv, swapping transformers while removing the existing 7.2kv circuit, which is the goal for this conversion.
2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director of Public Utilities publicly opened one bid on May 14, 2008. The bid amounts are shown below:
U.S. Utility Contractor Co.
Base Bid $209,407.00
Alternate $292,310.70
The Division took bids for a base and an alternate. The base bid (Glencoe to Dominion) mostly involves poles and facilities that belong to the Division of Power and Water and would not involve attaching onto AEP poles under a joint use agreement with AEP. The alternate includes the base bid work and attaching with AEP poles. This alteration in the Phase 1 scope will allow acceleration of the project schedule. The second, and final, phase of the project will be bid and constructed in 2009.
The Division would like to award this contract to U.S. Utility Contractor, for the alternate bid, in the amount of $292,310.70, in order to get as much of the entire project line built (Arcadia to Leland) as possible in 2008. Their Contract Compliance Number is 34-1606689 (expires 2/28/10, F1). Additional information regarding this bidder, description of work, contract time frame and detailed amounts can be found on the attached Legislation Information Form.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer of funds within the Voted Street Lighting and Electricity Distribution Improvement Fund and an amendment to the 2008 Capital Improvements Budget.
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