SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-085 NW 70th/80th Avenue, Segment 3 - Art Walker Construction, Inc., Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $22,914,383.42)
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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 seeking qualified and experienced contractors for roadway improvements along approximately 3.3. miles of NW 80th/70th Avenue from 900 feet north of W Highway 40 to 600 feet south of N US Highway 27. The work includes reconstruction and widening of the roadway, intersection improvements to NW 10th Street, NW 14th Street, NW 17th Place, NW 21st Street, NW 29th Street Road, NW 77th Avenue Road, and NW 72nd Court, realignment of the NW 35th Street connection, construction of seven (7) Drainage Retention Areas (DRAs), and utility and shared-use path improvements. Four (4) submittals were received; the tabulation is listed below:
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Vendor - Location |
Bid |
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Art Walker Construction, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$22,914,383.42 |
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C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$26,539,585.05 |
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Commercial Industrial Corp. - Ocala, FL |
$26,974,822.06 |
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Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$27,696,064.21 |
Steven Cohoon, P.E., County Engineer, recommends that Art Walker Construction, Inc., receive the award as the lowest, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Attached for review is a draft of the contract. Following approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to Art Walker Construction, Inc., for signature and once returned, will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk, and Chairman for signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $22,914,383.42. Up to 10% contingency may be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from:
VJ738541-563220-STC073812 (Infrastructure Tax Transportation)
ZF448536-563102-UTC000150 (Utilities Capital Construction)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract under 26B-085.
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