CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

Public Works

Commission Meeting Date:  2/6/2018

Staff Contact:

Dave Cronin, City Engineer

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

 

Award Bid No. B1751 for Capital Improvement Project PW17E1, Kasold Drive from 6th Street to Bob Billings Parkway to R.D. Johnson Excavating in the amount of $5,869,920.85 (base bid).

 

Executive Summary:

The project is a total reconstruction of Kasold from 6th Street to Bob Billings Parkway.  The improvements include concrete pavement, two lanes in each direction and a center turn lane, bike lanes, a sidewalk and multiuse path, storm sewer, signalization of the intersections at Harvard Road and Kasold Drive and 8th Street and Kasold Drive, and water main replacement.

 

Right-of-way acquisition is complete and utilities have been relocated.  Construction will begin in the next month and continue through the end of 2018.  The project will be phased to maintain north/south traffic throughout the project with access provided to adjacent property owners.

 

The city received seven bids and the low base bidder was R.D. Johnson Excavating at $5,869,920.85. 

                                                                         BASE BID

R.D. Johnson Excavating

$5,869,920.85                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Miles Excavating, Inc.

$6,112,111.43

Amino Brothers Co., Inc.

$6,465,444.65

King’s Construction Co., Inc.

$6,734,597.30

Kansas Heavy Construction LLC

$6,687,576.50

J.M. Fahey

$7,238,753.10

Ebert Construction Co., Inc.

$7,216,644.55

Engineer’s Estimate

$6,265,617.00

 

This project was included in both the 2017 and 2018 Budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP# PW17E1). Total project costs were estimated at $8,075,000, including engineering services ($516,125), right-of-way acquisition ($48,768), construction costs and contingencies, with funding coming from the following sources.

 

2017 Infrastructure Sales Tax

$4,500,000

2018 Infrastructure Sales Tax

$1,000,000

Water Utility Fund

(2016 Utilities revenue bond issue)

$1,000,000

General Obligation Debt

$1,575,000

Total

$8,075,000

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Innovative Infrastructure and Asset Management

Core Services

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

Awarding the base bid as recommended will have a fiscal impact of $5,869,920.85.

Attachments:

Bid Tabs

 

 

Reviewed By:

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