File #: 21-0286    Version: 1
Type: BID, RFP, RFQ, COOP, SOLE SOURCE, OPTION YEAR Status: Passed
File created: 2/18/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/16/2021 Final action: 3/16/2021
Title: Approve the award of Procurement 21-121, Fire Stations 1 and 9 Overhead Door Replacement - Phase IV, to Allied Door, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $224,975, plus a 5% contingency
Attachments: 1. PRIOR AWARD
Related files: 19-217, 20-310, 23-0010, 22-0163
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Procurement 21-121, Fire Stations 1 and 9 Overhead Door Replacement - Phase IV, to Allied Door, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $224,975, plus a 5% contingency
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works

SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director

BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works - Public Building Operations (PBO) is responsible for maintaining 46 vehicular overhead doors located at all ten fire stations. This item seeks to replace the doors at Fire Stations 1 and 9 because of age and frequent need for maintenance and repairs due to high volume use and weather conditions. The doors at Fire Station 10 are ten years old and, at this time, have ample service life.

In 2018, the City awarded Contract 18-125 to Allied Door, Inc. for the installation of new
overhead doors at Fire Station 3. In addition, the contract included a two-year maintenance plan with three, one-year options to extend. Contract 18-125 was intended to be a pilot (Phase I) to evaluate the selected four-fold doors. The bid and resulting contract included a provision that would allow the City to retain the selected vendor to install the selected four-fold doors at the remaining eight fire stations if the door system performed as expected.

Phase I of two new four-fold door systems and two commercial grade overhead doors at Fire Station 3 was completed in 2018. Since the installation, DPW-PBO and the Fire Department have been monitoring performance and have not reported any issues with quality or functionality. The doors open in approximately 11 seconds, which is 10 seconds less than a sectional overhead door. The speed at which the doors open improves emergency response times while at the same time reducing energy and maintenance costs. As part of the original bid award, if the four-fold doors met the desired outcomes, it was the City's intent to update the door systems at the remaining ...

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