SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-053 Well Repairs and Maintenance - A.C. Schultes of Florida, Inc., Gibsonton, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; estimated annual expenditure of $200,000)
Body
INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Susan Olsen, Director Procurement Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of Marion County Utilities (MCU), Procurement advertised a solicitation seeking bids to provide well repairs and maintenance of the approximate one hundred and eleven wells located throughout the county. MCU will attempt to budget a minimum of eight (8) wells for annual repairs or rehabilitation based on priority and severity of repairs needed. At the beginning of each year, the department will create a project utilizing the selected wells with other repairs being done as needed. The work will include all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to complete the repairs.
Three (3) submittals were received. The bid tabulation listed below includes all pricing for any additional work that may be required, and does not represent a normal annual cost for scheduled services:
|
Firm - Location |
Bid |
|
A.C. Schultes of Florida, Inc. - Gibsonton, FL |
$ 912,000 |
|
Earl’s Well Drilling & Pump Service, Inc. - Summerfield, FL |
$1,591,600 |
|
Layne Christensen Company - Ft. Myers, FL |
$4,169,400 |
MCU Director Tony Cunningham requests that A.C. Schultes of Florida, Inc. receive the award as the lowest, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Attached for review is a draft contract. If approved by the Board, it will be sent to the Firm for signatures, and upon return will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk and Chairman for signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; annual expenditure is estimated at $200,000 but may vary based on the actual needs of service. Annual expenditures shall not exceed approved fiscal year budget amounts and shall be based on contracted unit pricing without being brought back to the Board. Funding comes from line ZF442533-546301 (Marion County Utility Fund).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract, and upon approval from Legal, authorize the Clerk and Chairman to execute the contract under 25B-053.
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