SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-146 SW 128th Avenue/SW 129th Terrace Road Resurface Project - C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $879,311)
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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 to make resurfacing improvements along SW 128th Avenue and SW 129th Terrace Road from SW Highway 484 to SW 100th Lane. The work includes overlaying the existing pavement, constructing side streets and driveway aprons, sodding the shoulders, and applying new pavement striping and markings. Five (5) submittals were received, and the tabulation is below:
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Firm - Location |
Bid Total |
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C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$879,311.45 |
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Pave-Rite, Inc. - Lecanto, FL |
$913,423.06 |
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Anderson Columbia Co, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$915,776.85 |
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Art Walker Construction, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$921,092.69 |
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Superior Asphalt, Inc. - Brooksville, FL |
$1,068,001.00 |
Steven Cohoon, P.E., County Engineer, recommends that C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. 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 C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. for signature, and upon return, will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk, and Chairman for signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $879,311.45. 10% contingency will be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from BO762541-563220 (2nd Local Option Fuel Tax) ($439,655.73), and BM761541-563221 (80% Gas Tax Construction Fund) ($439,655.72).
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 C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. under 25B-146.
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