CC MEETING: August 18, 2015
DATE: August 6, 2015
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Cesar J. Molina, Jr., P.E., Director of Engineering
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Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A Contract With Drive Construction GC, LLC For The Central Service Center Maintenance Yard Improvements 2015 Project In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,603,522.20.
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BACKGROUND:
This contract will provide for the construction of new concrete yard paving, a metal cover over the material storage bins, a new storage material bin and yard lighting at the Central Service Center. The existing yard area is gravel. The project involves the removal of the existing gravel yard area, replacing it with concrete and constructing a metal cover over the existing material storage bins to enable the sand used in the winter for road treatment to remain dry and not frozen. Environmental impacts from the project should be minimal.
The duration of construction is 270 calendar days and construction will be coordinated so that the Central Service Center main entrance is only minimally impacted and the operation of the maintenance yard remains fully functional.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Four (4) bids were received on July 30, 2015. Bids ranged from a low bid of $1,603,522.20 submitted by Drive Construction GC, LLC to a high bid of $1,920,105.00. The Engineer's estimate was $1,300,000.00. Drive Construction GC, LLC has completed many parking lot paving projects and building projects with acceptable results. They appear capable of completing this project in the allocated time of 270 days. This project is funded from GO bonds approved in the 2007 bond referendum.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
This project will contribute to community sustainability by:
* Reducing ongoing maintenance costs by replacing a gravel work yard that has to be regularly maintained with more permanent and lower maintenance concrete pavement.
* Storage bin covers will enable the sand used du...
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