ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to APPROVE Change Order #2 for a Second One-Year Extension of the CONCRETE REPAIRS CONTRACT - 2016 with HOROWITZ CONCRETE CO. and to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Change Order, for a Total Budget Amount of $100,000.00. (Amends 16-216) (All Council Districts)
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BACKGROUND: Public Works proposes to continue a concrete repair contract similar to the annual storm sewer repair contract. This contract extension would eliminate the delays experienced waiting for the design, bidding, letting and Council approval of individual contracts for each project. The repairs will be designed "in the field" and paid based on the time and materials bid. This is an opportunity for the Public Works Engineering Division to improve efficiency and be more responsive. This contract was extended the first time under Change Order #1, which was approved by Council on July 25, 2017, under Item No.17-224.
This contract will be used to make traffic calming improvements and for other concrete repairs, as needed.
The original unit prices bid shall remain in effect for this contract extension. The contract change is germane to the original contract as signed.
Horowitz Concrete Co. is a local business that has successfully performed similar work for the City in the past.
The Good Faith Efforts documentation submitted by Horowitz Concrete Co. in 2016 was reviewed and approved by the Equal Opportunity Manager. The scope of work to be performed on this project varies from location to location. As a result, Horowitz cannot project how much subcontract work will be available. However, they have committed to utilizing, on an as-needed basis, a Women Business Enterprises (WBE) for landscaping work and trucking. During the last two years of the Concrete Repair contract Horowitz has been performing with a 14.3% minority utilization rate of the hours worked on the projec...
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