Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Strawser Paving Company for the Resurfacing-Urban Paving FRA-23-18.53 PID 106080 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes repairing and resurfacing North High Street from Morse Road to East Stanton Avenue, and Morse Road from Indianola Avenue to North High Street. It also constructs nineteen ADA curb ramps along those streets. The work consists of milling the existing pavement, overlaying with new asphalt concrete, minor curb replacement, replacing curb and sidewalk associated with installing ADA wheelchair ramps, full depth pavement repair where warranted, and other such 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 August 30, 2019. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were received on June 27 2019, and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Kokosing Construction Company $1,950,636.82 Columbus, OH Majority
Strawser Paving Company $1,999,945.45 Columbus, OH Majority
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Bidders must comply with ODOT and City of Columbus bid requirements. The bid from Kokosing Construction Company was deemed non-responsive by ODOT because Kokosing did not submit their DBE plan to ODOT per the instructions in the bid documents. Award is to be made to Strawser Paving Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $1,999,945.45. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $179,995.09. The total legislated amount is...
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