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File #:
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25-0154
Version:
1
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Type:
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Procurement Award
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Status:
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Passed
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On agenda:
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2/18/2025
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Final action:
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2/18/2025
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Title:
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Approve the award of Bid 24-212, Fairway and Country Lakes Water Main Improvements, to Bluewater Construction, LLC for an amount not to exceed $1,385,000, plus a 3% contingency
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 24-212, Fairway and Country Lakes Water Main Improvements, to Bluewater Construction, LLC for an amount not to exceed $1,385,000, plus a 3% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In support of the City’s priority to provide utility services that are reliable and safe, in December 2024, Water Utilities issued Bid 24-212, Fairway and Country Lakes Water Main Improvements. The project includes the replacement of water main within existing easements at two private apartment developments: Fifteen98 Apartments adjacent to Fairway Drive and Autumn Run Apartments adjacent to Country Lakes Drive.
The purpose of the project is to replace aging and deficient water main on these properties. The existing 6-inch and 8-inch ductile iron water mains were installed in the 1980’s and will be replaced and upsized to 8-inch ductile iron pipe in accordance with City standards.
DISCUSSION:
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Advertisement Date: |
12/20/2024 |
Notices Sent: |
274 |
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Opening Date: |
1/23/2025 |
Planholders: |
35 |
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Proposals Received: |
13 |
Bids were received from the following vendors:
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Vendor Name |
Base Bid |
Bid Alternate A |
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Bluewater Construction, LLC |
$1,385,000.00 |
$1,315,000.00 |
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Scanlon |
$1,395,800.00 |
$1,378,120.00 |
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Miller Pipeline |
$1,414,530.00 |
$1,378,770.00 |
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J Congdon Sewer Service |
$1,421,238.50 |
$1,337,538.50 |
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Cerniglia Co |
$1,437,886.50 |
$1,345,501.50 |
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H Linden & Sons Sewer and Water, Inc. |
$1,441,827.00 |
$1,398,995.00 |
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Mauro |
$1,498,750.00 |
$1,448,926.00 |
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Performance Construction & Engineering |
$1,518,986.00 |
$1,388,988.00 |
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Everlast Blacktop |
$1,528,098.73 |
$1,462,358.73 |
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Winninger Excavating, Inc |
$1,563,685.00 |
$1,485,413.00 |
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A Lamp Concrete Contractors |
$1,658,994.00 |
$1,589,993.00 |
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Bolder Contractors |
$1,678,271.00 |
$1,634,439.00 |
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Engineer’s Estimate |
$1,693,436.00 |
$1,622,116.00 |
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Martam Construction, Inc |
$2,170,030.00 |
$2,141,582.00 |
The bid documents for this project included a Base Bid to obtain pricing for ductile iron water main pipe and Bid Alternate A to obtain pricing for PVC water main pipe. After evaluating the submitted bids, staff determined that selecting the lowest Base Bid was in the best interest of the City. Ductile iron is the City’s standard water-main material, and while PVC has been used in recent years due to substantial cost savings, the cost of ductile iron is once again competitive.
Bluewater Construction submitted the lowest base bid for the project at $1,385,000. The low bid is 48% lower than the budgeted amount of $2,662,874.
Water Utilities staff based the 2025 budget on the average per-foot cost for the last several years. A favorable bidding environment and the timing of advertisement appear to contribute to the highly competitive bids received.
Staff believes the low bid submitted is reasonable for performing the work as specified. Upon checking the references provided, staff finds Bluewater Construction to be a capable contractor.
The completion date for this project is October 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP #: WU424 - Fairway and Country Lakes Water Main Improvements
The requested award will be charged to the infrastructure account listed below. A total of $2.64 million is allocated for this project as part of the capital Improvement program. The requested award, including the contingency, is within the approved budget.
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Account Number |
Fund Description |
Total Budget Amount |
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41251500-551502 |
Water Utilities Fund |
$68,654,488 |
*Per Council directive, contingency on construction projects is set at 3% on projects over $500,000 and 5% on projects under $500,000.
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