File #: 2024-14355   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/26/2024 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 3/19/2024 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Bid Award: 24B-082 CR 320 Resurface (County Line to NW 221st St Road) - Superior Asphalt, Inc., Bradenton, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,767,830 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget)
Attachments: 1. 24B-082 AGN CNT, 2. Location map

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Bid Award: 24B-082 CR 320 Resurface (County Line to NW 221st St Road) - Superior Asphalt, Inc., Bradenton, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $1,767,830 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget)

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

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 scope of work includes overlaying the existing pavement, removing/adding cross drains and end treatments, constructing side street and driveway aprons, sodding shoulders, and pavement markings. Work shall begin at the west county line on CR 320 and end on the west side of the intersection of NW 221st Street Road. Five (5) submittals were received; the tabulation is listed below:

 

Contractor - City, State

BID

Superior Asphalt, Inc. - Bradenton, FL

$1,810,129.00

Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. - Ocala, FL

$1,915,246.51

V.E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc. - Williston, FL

$2,016,798.18

C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. - Ocala, FL

$2,218,322.10

Art Walker Construction, Inc., - Ocala, FL

$2,656,846.00

 

Because the low bidder did not claim Local Vendor Preference and was within the 10% of the local second low bidder, a Best and Final Offer (BFO) was requested. Both Superior Asphalt, Inc. and Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. responded and the responding BFO is listed below:

 

Contractor - City, StateBID

 

Superior Asphalt, Inc. - Bradenton, FL

$1,767,829.20

Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. - Ocala, FL

$1,915,246.51

 

Steven Cohoon, P.E., County Engineer, recommends Superior Asphalt, 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 Superior Asphalt, Inc. for signatures.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $1,767,829.20. Up to a ten percent (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-082.

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