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 C&G CONCRETE COMPANY, INC., in the Amount of $200,003.07, and AWARD a CONTRACT for the 2016 ADA RAMP PROGRAM with an Additional Authorization of $31,782.35 for a Total Award of $231,785.42. (Council Districts 1,3 & 5)
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BACKGROUND: The ADA Ramp Reconstruction Project will continue to implement the City's approved ADA Transition Plan. Work in 2016 will focus on sidewalk and ADA curb ramp replacement to bring 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. Permeability of surface infrastructure is considered in places throughout the City as ADA Ramps are being made compliant.
The project was advertised on April 22nd and 25th with bids opened on May 13th with three bids received as follows:
Contractor Total Bid
C&G Concrete Co., Inc. $200,003.07
Illinois Civil Contractors, Inc. $215,291.20
Knapp Concrete Contractors, Inc. $243,453.00
Engineer's base estimate: $223,896.75
Staff requests additional authorization to increase the base bid of the lowest responsible bidder by $31,782.35 to satisfy additional liability or ADA transition concerns.
C&G Concrete Company, Inc. (C&G) is a local business that has successfully performed work for the City in the past. This contractor worked on the City's 2014 and 2015 Sidewalk Participation Programs, the second phase to the 2015 Sidewalk Participation program, and the Mount Hawley Road Sidewalk project in 2015.
The Good Faith Efforts documentation submitted by C&G has been reviewed and approved by the Equal Opportunity Manager. The company will utilize a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) for trucking services equal to 5.0% and a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) for landscaping ser...
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