R94-62 ACCEPTING THE BID AND AUTHORZING A CONTRACT

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Public Works Memorandum 94-25 April 26, 1994 To : Honorable Mayor and City Council Members From: James C. Bacon, Jr. , City Manager Bruce McNabb, Director of the Department � of Public Works George Weaver, Director of the Department of Community Development Robert S . Reed, Mass Transit Administrator Subject : Award of Contract for Construction of Mass Transit Facility � On March llth, 1994, the City held a bid opening for construction of a new mass transit facility. A summary of the 4 bids received is as follows : Mid-States General & Mechanical - - - - $1, 967, 000 Contracting Corp. Giberson Electric Co. - - - - - - - - - $2, 122 , 000 Christy-Foltz, Inc. - - - - - - - - - - $2, 173 , 800 Otto Baum & Sons, Inc . - - - - - - - - -$2, 635, 777 The low bid exceeded the amount of available funds by about $600, 000 and was $345, 010 more than the engineer' s estimate . After reviewing the bids, WVP Corporation wrote that the bids were a reflection of the current bidding climate in Decatur and that it was not likely that a lower bid could be obtained if the project was re-bid. Consequently, the City is proposing that a contract be awarded to the low bidder, Mid-States General and Mechanical Contracting Corp. , in the amount of $1, 363 , 910 for the work identified in Phase I . After additional State and federal funding is obtained, the contract will be amended to increase the contract by $603 , 090 for the work contained in Phase II .