CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 19-013, Job Order Contracting Services, to Robe, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 and for a two-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Finance Department
SUBMITTED BY: Rachel Mayer, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
In October 2010, the City of Naperville awarded its first contract (11-082) for job order contracting (JOC) services. JOC is an approved alternative procurement method to the more traditional bid process typically used in the procurement of government construction projects. In the JOC procurement method, the City and contractor work together to develop an overall scope of services and individual tasks associated with the scope. Typically, there are no construction documents, so it is similar to a design-build project in some respects. Additional information about JOC services is provided as an attachment.
The term of Contract 11-082 was three years with three, two-year options to extend. The final extension to the contract ended December 31, 2019. The program was extremely successful. When asked if the City should continue the JOC program, City departments indicated it was beneficial to have JOC as one of the approved procurement methods. Internal City departments use it to supplement their operations when internal staff resources are unable to complete the work. In addition, over 30 other government agencies in Illinois used the City's JOC contract.
With no additional extensions available for Contract 11-082, the City needed to conduct a new procurement for JOC services. In November 2019, the Finance Department issued Bid 19-013, Job Order Contracting Service, to hire a contractor to perform various construction projects for the City of Naperville through the JOC procurement method. The contract may be used to perform any work on facilities or properties under the jurisdiction of the City of Naperville including, but not limited to, interior and exterior ...
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