SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 24B-080 NW 110th Ave Rd Resurface (NW Highway 225 to Highway 316) - C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc., Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $856,968 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget)
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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 (OCE), Procurement advertised a bid seeking qualified and experienced contractors for a resurfacing project. The work includes resurfacing the existing pavement, sodding shoulders, removing/adding cross drains and end treatments, constructing driveway aprons, and installing/restriping pavement markings. The work shall begin at an existing construction joint on NW 100th Ave Rd, 15’ north of the traveled edge of NW Highway 225, and end at an existing construction joint along the traveled edge of N Highway 316. Five (5) submittals were received; the tabulation is listed below:
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Vendor - Location |
BID |
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C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$856,967.50 |
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Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$890,185.24 |
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Art Walker Construction - Ocala, FL |
$908,224.00 |
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Superior Asphalt, Inc. - Bradenton, FL |
$910,656.80 |
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V.E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc. - Williston, FL |
$971,595.21 |
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 contract draft and pending approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc. for signatures. Upon return, it will be forwarded for the County Attorney, Clerk, and Chairman’s signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $856,967.50. Up to 10% contingency may be added to the purchase order in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from BM761541-563221 - 80% Gas Tax Construction Fund and BO762541-563101 - 2nd Local Option Fuel Tax.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Chair and Clerk to execute the contract under 24B-080.
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