Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Contract Sweepers & Equipment Company for the Bridge Cleaning and Sealing 2019 service contract.
The work for this contract consists of the cleaning and sealing of several bridges within the corporation limits of the City of Columbus 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 January 29, 2020. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Three bids were received on November 7, 2019. One bidder failed to provide answers to three sections of the bid that are required to determine responsibility and was deemed non-responsive. The remaining bids were tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Contract Sweepers $208,295.01 Columbus, OH Majority
AAD Contracting Inc. $249,075.86 Lowellville, OH Majority
The IFB contained Special Provision 146 that states “It is the City’s intent to fully utilize the available funding provided to its Bridge Program within the approved budget. Therefore, the City reserves the right to increase or decrease the base bid amount, up to or down to a maximum of $320,000.00.”
Award is to be made to Contract Sweepers & Equipment Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $208,295.01, with the contract amount set at $320,000.00. The amount of administration and inspection services will be $60,000.00. The total legislated amount is $380,000.00.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Contract Sweepers & Equipment Company.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Cont...
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