Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Utilities

TO:	David Corliss, Interim City Manager Debbie Van Saun, ACM, Community Development Services
FROM:	Mary Baker, Project Engineer, Utilities
CC:	Dave Wagner, Assistant Director, Utilities Philip Ciesielski, Utilities Engineer Michael Tubbs, Management Analyst
Date:	August 3, 2006
RE:	North Lawrence Pump Stations 1, 2, &3 Bidding - Utilities Project #1SS-104

Please include the following item on the consent agenda for the August 8, 2006 City Commission meeting.

Authorize the Interim City Manger to enter into a contract with BRB Contractors in the amount of $2,215,000.00 for the construction of improvements to three pump stations in North Lawrence.

Project Description/History: The Utilities Department intends to replace existing sanitary sewer pump stations in North Lawrence in accordance with the 2003 Wastewater Master Plan and Wastewater CIP. Bartlett and West Engineers have completed the design for the project. This project will enhance the reliability and capacity of these pump stations and reduce maintenance costs at these facilities.

Project Status/ Details:

February 2005: The City entered into an Engineering Services Agreement with Bartlett & West Engineers for designing modifications to the pump stations.

September 2005: Design development had resulted in a need for additional land to accommodate larger pump stations. In order to combine several steps related to land acquisition: re-platting, re-zoning, and changing rights-of-way, Bartlett and West prepared documents related to the Uses Permitted upon Review (UPR) process.

December 2005: The City provisionally approved the pump station site plans.

March 2006: The City completed purchases for additional land.

June 2006: Bartlett and West Engineers completed designs for the three pump stations.

July 2006: Bids were opened on July 25, 2006; five contractors responded. Bartlett and West Engineers and Utilities Department staff evaluated the bids and found BRB Contractors to be the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. A summary of all bids appears below.

Bid Item	Engineer’s Estimate	BRB Contractors	Garney Companies	Wolf Construction	Barge-Turley Construction	Young’s Inc.
Pump Station #1	$882,000.00	$848,000.00	$828,000.00	$938,527.00	$1,016,781.00	$911,185.00
Pump Station #2	$679,000.00	$580,000.00	$640,000.00	$790,515.00	$871,835.00	$1,650,560.00
Pump Station #3	$868,000.00	$787,000.00	$771,000.00	$868,388.00	$1,080,384.00	$868,000.00
Total	$2,450,000.00	$2,215,000.00	$2,239,000.00	$2,597,430.00	$2,969,000.00	$3,380,348.00

Project Funding: Funding is through the Utilities Department Capital Improvement Program Bonded Construction Fund.

Action Request. Authorize the Interim City Manger to enter into a contract with BRB Contractors in the amount of $2,215,000.00 for the construction of improvements to three pump stations in North Lawrence.