SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-152 NW 80th Avenue and W Hwy 40 Intersection Improvement Project - Commercial Industrial Corp. Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $11,184,942)
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
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Susan Olsen, Director |
Procurement Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of the Office of the County Engineer, Procurement advertised a bid to hire a qualified contractor for the improvement of the NW 80th Avenue and W Hwy 40 intersection. The work will consist of improvements to the existing intersection to facilitate the future expansion of 80th Avenue to four lanes, and includes, but not limited to, additional through lanes and turn lanes, bike lanes, curb and gutter, concrete sidewalks, multi-use paths, medians, storm drainage, drainage retention areas, traffic markings and signals, ditches, berms, coordination for relocation of existing utilities, driveways, dry water mains, and dry sanitary force mains. Two submittals were received, and the tabulation is below:
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Firm - Location |
Bid Total |
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Commercial Industrial Corp. - Ocala, FL |
$11,184,942.19 |
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C. W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$13,258,152.47 |
Steven Cohoon, P.E., County Engineer, recommends that Commercial Industrial Corp. (CIC) receive the award as the lowest, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Attached for review is a draft of the contract. Upon approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to CIC for signature, and upon return, will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk, and Chairman for signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $11,184,942.19. 10% contingency will be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from VJ738541-563220-STC073868 ($10,197,524.19) (Infrast Surtax Cap Proj Fund) and ZF448536-563102-UTC000150 ($987,418) (Marion County Utility Fund).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract, and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Clerk and Chairman to execute contract with CIC under 25B-152.
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