File #: AI 16-106    Version: 1 Name: NW 6th and Norwood Intersection Improvements Bid
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 3/29/2016 In control: CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
On agenda: 4/4/2016 Final action: 4/4/2016
Title: NW 6th Avenue and NW Norwood Intersection Improvements Contract Bid Details: Staff opened bids for this project on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, and the apparent low bidder was McDonald Excavating, Inc. The bid tabulations are attached for Council's information. The Base Bid with Additive Alternate No. 1, which is the least expensive possibility for awarding the project, is $1,943,821.73. The other potential award amounts are the Base Bid plus Additive Alternates No. 1 and No. 3 at a cost of $2,036,856.73; the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate No. 2 at a cost of $2,107,496.73; and the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate No. 2 and No. 3 at a cost of $2,200,531.73. Staff does not recommend in any scenario the selection of Additive Alternate No. 2, Cement Concrete Pavement in the roundabout, due to the high cost and lack of funding availability. Staff will provide a detailed summary of the project costs and potential options for awarding the project, including a review of the attached NW 6th Aven...
Attachments: 1. NW 6th Ave Corridor Revenue and Expenditure Summary, 2. NW 6th & Norwood Bid Tabulations
Related files: REP 15-157, REP 15-294, AI 18-214

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NW 6th Avenue and NW Norwood Intersection Improvements Contract Bid

Details:  Staff opened bids for this project on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, and the apparent low bidder was McDonald Excavating, Inc. The bid tabulations are attached for Council's information. The Base Bid with Additive Alternate No. 1, which is the least expensive possibility for awarding the project, is $1,943,821.73. The other potential award amounts are the Base Bid plus Additive Alternates No. 1 and No. 3 at a cost of $2,036,856.73; the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate No. 2 at a cost of $2,107,496.73; and the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate No. 2 and No. 3 at a cost of $2,200,531.73. Staff does not recommend in any scenario the selection of Additive Alternate No. 2, Cement Concrete Pavement in the roundabout, due to the high cost and lack of funding availability. Staff will provide a detailed summary of the project costs and potential options for awarding the project, including a review of the attached NW 6th Avenue Corridor Revenue and Expenditure Summary.

Presenter:  Steve Wall, Public Works Director

Recommended Action

Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that Council deliberate on the alternatives and the related funding sources and expenses, determine to select either the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate No. 1 or the Base Bid plus Additive Alternates No. 1 and No. 3, and award to the low bidder, McDonald Excavating, Inc.