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 HOOD DEMOLITION & EXCAVATION, in the Amount of $267,075.00, and Award the CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT for the 2014 HARRISON IMPACT ZONE SIDEWALKS PROJECT. (Location Map Attached) [District 1]
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BACKGROUND: The Harrison Impact Zone projects were initiated in 2011. The projects have primarily included sidewalk and ADA Ramp reconstruction in the two-block radius around Harrison Learning Center. The first phase of sidewalk reconstruction took place in 2011 with sidewalks on Grinnell Street and areas adjacent to the Harrison Learning Center. In 2012 and 2013, sidewalks and ADA ramps were reconstructed, along with the Folkers Avenue project, on Krause Avenue, Augustana Avenue, Grinnell Street, Arlington Avenue, Griswold Street, Oregon Street, and Montana Street.
The 2014 Sidewalk project will include reconstructed and new sidewalk along Seibold Street, Meidroth Street, Trewyn Avenue, Montana Street, Idaho Street, Hayes Street, Ligonier Street, Charles Street, and Krause Avenue.
Bids for the project were advertised on October 21st and 22nd, and four bids were received on November 7th, 2013, as follows:
Contractor Total Bid
Hood Demolition & Excavation $ 267,075.00
Horowitz Concrete $ 269,070.35
C&G Concrete $ 290,607.25
Illinois Civil Contractors, Inc. $ 311,327.40
Engineer's Estimate: $283,234.50
Hood Demolition & Excavation is a contractor new to the City of Peoria. The contractor is IDOT-qualified to perform concrete and earth excavation work. Total engineering for this project is estimated at 15.4% of the estimated construction cost (see attached).
The Subcontractor Utilization Statement submitted by Hood Demolition and Excavation has been reviewed and approved by the Equal Opportunity Manager. Upon request, the company provided additional detail on the work to be awarded to a Min...
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