R2016-105 ACCEPTING THE BID - KING LAR COMPANY - CITY PROJECT - 2016-07R

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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 � Purchasing DATE: 9/2/2016 MEMO: 16-OS TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager Gregg Zientara,Financial Management Director Deborah M.Perry,Purchasing Supervisor SUBJECT: Bids for Training Tower Stairs and Door SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends awarding a contract to King Lar Company to furnish the training tower stair and door project at Fire Station#2located at 2707 E.William Street. BACKGROUND: The training tower is needed for training firefighters appropriately for the variety of calls they respond to,and in addition the Fire Department is required to have a training tower as part of their ISO rating. The training tower allows the Fire Department to conduct hands on training with all the equipment they carry on the fire apparatus. Recently the Fire Department has been unable to teach new recruits in Decatur,and they have to use towers outside the city limits which is not practical. In 2006 Chastain and Associates inspected the training tower used by the Fire Department. At that time,their report indicated parts of the training tower building were unsafe to use. The proposed costs outlined in the report would not make the structure last in the long-term. At this time,it was decided to replace the training tower. A new tower was designed and funds were included in the City budget for FY2008-2009 however the funding had to be redirected due to budgetary pressures. Design plans were updated in 2012 for the training tower. In 2013,a foundation was poured for the new tower and shipping containers were ordered and received. The shipping containers were stacked in place and welded together during 2014.In 2015 the old tower had asbestos removed and was finally demolished. The final phase for the new training tower is the stair and door project. Once the railing system is built and the doors and windows installed,the new training tower will be complete. The low bid of King Lar Company provided the necessary bonding and intends to meet the 10%minority requirement for this proj ect. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The Fire Department requested the work and recommends approval of the project. STAFF REFERENCE: Jeff Abbott,Fire Chief,424-28ll.Richard Pruitt,Battalion Chief,424-2811.Jeff will be at the council meeting to answer questions the council may have about this project. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: $115,400 from the 2016 General Fund. ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Resolution Rcu,lutiun I rurr Bid Summarv f3arkuE� �(atrrial https://decatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=814 9/19/2016