ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to Accept the LOW BID of ILLINOIS CIVIL CONTRACTORS, INC. and AWARD the CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT for the ADA RAMP INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT PROGRAM - 2014, in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $125,285.00. (City-Wide)
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BACKGROUND: The ADA Ramp Reconstruction Project will continue to implement the City's approved ADA Transition Plan. Work in 2014 will focus on sidewalk and ADA curb ramp replacement to bring existing intersection quadrants up to ADA compliance.
Citizen requests for ADA Ramp repairs have risen sharply. Project locations are noted on the attached map. Sites that have had recent trip complaints are included.
The project was advertised on July 8th and 9th with bids opened on July 22nd with one bid received as follows:
Contractor Total Bid
Illinois Civil Contractors, Inc. $138,374.00
Engineer's base estimate: $121,674.00
The contract price will be reduced to $125,285.00 to stay within the project budget.
Illinois Civil Contractors, Inc. (ICCI) is a local business that has successfully performed work for the City in the past. This contractor also worked on the City's 2012 and 2013 ADA Ramp contracts.
The Good Faith Efforts documentation submitted by ICCI has been reviewed and approved by the Equal Opportunity Manager. The company will subcontract a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) to provide trucking services equal to 5.8% of the contract.
Hermann & Associates, LLC will be performing Engineering services through their Master Engineering Services Agreement with the city, which Council approved on April 24, 2012. Hermann & Associates is a Women Business Enterprise.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: This project is funded in the City's Community Investment Plan of the FY 2014-2015 Programs. The total budget for this project will be utilized as follows:
BUDGET PROJECT EXPENDITURES
14CDBG, ADA Ramps: $200,0...
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