File #: 24-0089    Version: 1
Type: BID, RFP, RFQ, COOP, SOLE SOURCE, OPTION YEAR Status: Passed
File created: 1/18/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/6/2024 Final action: 2/6/2024
Title: Approve the award of RFQ Work Order 21-012.0.E.00-TED, Construction Engineering - Columbia Street Roadway Widening, to Baxter & Woodman, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $236,299.49
Related files: 21-0360, 23-1436

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

 

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of RFQ Work Order 21-012.0.E.00-TED, Construction Engineering - Columbia Street Roadway Widening, to Baxter & Woodman, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $236,299.49

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DEPARTMENT:                     Transportation, Engineering and Development

 

SUBMITTED BY:                     William J. Novack, Director

 

BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A

 

BACKGROUND:

In January 2024, the Transportation, Engineering, and Development Business Group issued RFQ Work Order 21-012.0.E.00-TED, Construction Engineering - Columbia Street Roadway Widening.  The purpose of this RFQ is to provide construction engineering services for the Columbia Street Roadway Widening project (Monticello Drive to Fifth Av./Plank Road), which was awarded in December 2023.  This RFQ utilized the existing Phase III Consultant Engineering Services shortlist.

 

DISCUSSION:

 

Advertisement Date:

 1/12/2024

Notices Sent:

 5

Opening Date:

 1/26/2024

Planholders:

 20

 

 

Proposals Received:

 4

 

Bids were received from the following vendors:

 

Vendor Name

Proposed Cost

Engineer’s Estimate

$458,353.00

LOW VENDOR

$236,299.46

BAXTER & WOODMAN, INC.

$236,299.46

TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION

$360,166.95

THOMAS ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC

$398,887.63

V3 COMPANIES, LTD

$455,355.82

CHRISTOPHER B. BURKE ENGINEERING, LTD.

NO BID

 

The contract completion date for this contract is July 30, 2025.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

CIP #:  SC019

 

Construction Engineering services for the Columbia Street Roadway Widening project are expensed in the Architect and Engineering Services and the Infrastructure account listed below. In 2024, the Capital Projects Fund has $215,000 budgeted for Construction Engineering; while the Electric Utility Fund has $80,000 and the Water Capital Fund has an additional $105,000 budgeted for Construction Engineering services related to SC019. The total budget for Construction Engineering services related to SC019 in 2024 is $400,000; the requested award is within budget for this expense.

 

Account Number

Fund Description

Total Budget Amount

 30282200-531301

Capital Projects Fund

$3,225,010

40251300-551502

Electric Utility Fund

$15,179,200

41252000-531301

 Water Capital Fund

$7,171,909

 

*Per Council directive, contingency on construction projects is set at 3% on projects over $500,000 and 5% on projects under $500,000.