CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 21-042, Street Lighting Controller, Public Building and Municipal Lots Lighting Maintenance, to Meade Electric Inc for an amount not to exceed $382,345
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In May 2021, the Department of Public Works (DPW) issued Bid 21-042, Street Lighting Controller, Public Building and Municipal Lots Lighting Maintenance. This contract provides for maintenance of all street light controllers in the following areas: arterial roadways, residential roadways and the central business district (CBD). Monthly maintenance of the street lighting systems in the municipal parking lots, including street lights and controllers for the municipal buildings, test track, 95th Street park and ride lot, Route 59 train station, Downtown train station and platform and the Van Buren and Paw-Paw surface lots in the CBD are also included in this contract.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date:
05/05/21
Notices Sent:
166
Opening Date:
05/20/21
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08
Proposals Received:
Bids were received from the following vendors:
Vendor Name
Proposed Cost
Meade Electric Inc.
$254,897.26
Rag's Electric Inc.
$1,055,215
Staff contacted other vendors that downloaded the bid and received feedback as to why they did not submit a response. Three vendors responded to the feedback request. One vendor downloaded the bid too late and did not have time to put together a response. Another vendor responded and said they were already committed with other projects. The third vendor that responded was not qualified to do the work.
Meade Electric Inc has performed street light upgrade and maintenance work for the City of Naperville since 1996. Meade has consistently exceeded the requirements of the contracts and has performed routine monthly maintenance and repairs on approximately 225 controllers and 500 parking lot l...
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