R2012-07 ACCEPTING THE BID AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR PARKING GARAGES B & C REPAIRS

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Public Works Memorandum NO. 2012-04 DATE: January 31, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Richard G. Marley, P.E., Public Works Director SUBJECT: Parking Garages B and C Repairs City Project 2011-02 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution awarding the contract in the amount of$1,656,176 for Parking Garages B and C Repairs, City Project 2011-02,to Golf Acquisition Group, LLC, d/b/a Golf Construction, as the lowest qualified bidder, and that the Mayor be authorized to execute the contract, and the City Clerk to attest. PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: • September 15, 2008—City staff provided a green sheet memorandum to the City Council advising them that the Engineering Division was issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting interested firms to provide a proposal to assess the City's parking system which would include a structural condition assessment of the City's parking garages and an overall assessment of the City's downtown parking system. • June 15, 2009 —Council approved Resolution R2009-95 authorizing an agreement with Carl Walker, Inc. to perform parking garage condition assessments for City Parking Garage B and City Parking Garage C to assure the continued structural integrity of the City's parking structures. The agreement was for a cost not to exceed $27,300. • November 15, 2010—Council approved Resolution R2010-79 which provided for the issuance of Four Series General Obligation Bonds of the City of Decatur and provided for the Levy and Collection of a Direct Annual Tax for the payment of the Principal and Interest on the Bonds. Funding for parking garage and surface lot improvements were identified for $2.8 million of the authorized bond. • March 21, 2011 - Council approved Resolution R2011-34 authorizing an agreement with Carl Walker, Inc. to design and assist in construction inspection for repairs to City Parking Garages in downtown Decatur. The agreement was for a cost not to exceed $149,400. Pagel