ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works Requesting Authorization to Enter into a CONTRACT with C&G CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $56,000.00, for Completion of the 2015 SIDEWALK AND CURB PARTICIPATION PROGRAM Projects, Utilizing Unit Prices Bid. [City-Wide]
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BACKGROUND: On April 28, 2015 under Item #15-126, City Council approved a Contract for the low bid in the amount of $316,807.50 with P.A. Atherton Construction, Inc. (Atherton) for the 2015 Sidewalk and Curb Participation Programs' projects. Council authorized an additional $44,192.50, for a total award of $361,000. Atherton performed the work until mid-November, when several more projects became available in the Program. Supplemental items are required to complete this work, and Atherton's submitted prices did not reflect an economical approach to finalizing the work. Therefore, City staff negotiated a close to Atherton's contract for the final amount of $303,893.50.
Closing Atherton's contract leaves open $57,106.50 in the Project Accounts.
C&G Concrete was the second lowest bidder from the original bid letting, held on April 1, 2015. Their pricing to complete the 2015 Sidewalk and Curb Participation Program meets Staff's approval for economical construction of the supplemental items, with adherence to city standards.
Due to the lateness in the construction season, time is of the essence to initiate this supplemental work. A majority of the work involves an IDOT/City/Private Owner collaborative "road diet" project along Glendale and Knoxville Avenue (IL Route 40), northeast of Main Street. With this road diet project, up to 14 on-street parking spots will be added along Glendale Avenue, with City crews performing the striping under IDOT's approval. C&G Concrete has agreed to also hold their unit pricing into spring, 2016, to accommodate a small number of imminent or liability-driven sidewalk projects...
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