SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 24B-256 Marion County Sheriff Office Domestic Waterline - GWP Construction, Inc, Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $396,967 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Susan Olsen, Director Procurement Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of Facilities Management Department, Procurement advertised a bid for the waterline pipe replacement at the Marion County Jail. The work includes replacing all ductile pipe with DR14-C900, valve isolation, installation of hydrants, as-bult drawings and picture/video documentation for future County use. Two (2) submittals were received; the tabulation is listed below:
Facilities Management Department Director, Jared Goodspeed, recommends that GWP Construction, Inc receive the award as the lowest and most responsive bidder. An eighty-thousand-dollar ($80,000) allowance is also being requested for unsuitable soils due to the complex conditions and proximity to the Jail. Attached for review is a contract draft and pending approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to GWP Construction, Inc for signatures. Upon return, it will be routed for County Attorney, Clerk and Chair’s signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $396,966.20; ten percent (10%) contingency and eighty-thousand-dollar ($80,000) allowance will be added to the purchase order with Board approval. Funding is from VJ735523-563102-SOC000025 (Infrastructure Surtax Cap Project Fund) - $396,966.20 VJ735523-563102-SOC000025 (Infrastructure Surtax Cap Project Fund) - $39,696.62 (Contingency) VJ735523-563102-SOC000025 (Infrastructure Surtax Cap Project Fund) - $80,000.00 (Allowance).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and authorize the Chair and Clerk to execute the contract under 24B-256.
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