Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a construction contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with Proline Electric Inc., for the City Hall Electrical Upgrade (Re-bid) Project, in the amount of $915,100.00.
This project will upgrade the AEP service to 480 Volts for the City Hall Building at 90 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215. City Hall currently has municipal power as its primary power service. The scope of this project includes a new transfer switch, backup power for security operations, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the drawings, technical specifications, and City of Columbus Construction and Material Specifications as set forth in the Invitation for Bid (IFB).
2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The project was let by the Office of Construction Management through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Of the 514 vendors solicited, 196 were Minority-owned, 3 were Veteran-owned, 320 were Small Business-owned, and 120 were Woman-owned.
The Director of Finance and Management publicly opened five (5) bids on February 29, 2024:
1. Black Bronco Construction $ 700,000.00
2. Proline Electric $ 915,100.00
3. Claypool Electric $1,041,200.00
4. Zenith Systems $1,386,000.00
5. Roberts Service Group $1,399,100.00
*Black Bronco’s bid was deemed non-responsive for not being pre-qualified as well as submitting an incomplete bid package.
Proline Electric’s bid was deemed the lowest, best, most responsive and responsible bid in the amount of $915,100.00. Their DAX Vendor Account No. is 5491 (expires 7/18/25, Majority-designated).
3. SUBCONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION: The ODI-assigned goal for this project is 15%. Proline Electric proposed using the following subcontractor t...
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