Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Strawser Construction, Inc., for the Resurfacing - Preventive Surface Treatments project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration, and construction inspection services.
This contract consists of the crack sealing of 140 City streets and the slurry sealing of 117 City streets. The plan also calls for areas of full depth pavement repair, and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is May 16, 2019. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Three bids were received on March 19, 2019, and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
American Pavements, Inc. $1,444,988.16 Plain City, Ohio Majority
Strawser Construction, Inc. $1,472,523.58 Columbus, Ohio Majority
Bituminous Pavement Sys. $1,546,592.23 Columbus, Ohio Majority
American Pavements, Inc., was the low bidder. American Pavement’s construction pre-qualification status is expired so their bid is considered non-responsive. No anomalies were found with the response from the second lowest bidder, Strawser Construction, Inc. Award is to be made to Strawser Construction, Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $1,472,523.58. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $132,527.12. The total legislated amount is $1,605,050.70.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Strawser Construction, Inc.
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