MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Award of Bid to Watson Asphalt Paving Co. Inc., in the Amount Bid of $710,415, for the 187th Ave NE Pavement Repair, Project No. 20011816
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Award the bid for the 187th Ave NE Pavement Repair Project No. 20011816 to Watson Asphalt Paving Co. Inc. of Redmond, Washington for the amount bid of $710,415 and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Kristi Wilson, Interim Public Works Director 425-556-2733
Gary Schimek, Acting City Engineer 425-556-2742
Bassam Al-Ali, Project Manager 425-556-2743
Tricia Thomson, Pavement Manager 425-556-2776
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Project Purpose
The purpose of this project is to reconstruct existing pavement, associated curb ramps and minor stormwater improvement on 187th Ave. NE between Redmond-Fall City Road NE (SR202) and East Lake Sammamish Parkway.
Project Description
The project includes construction of approximately 1300 linear feet of full depth pavement roadway section, new ADA curb ramps, replacement of a storm sewer pipe crossing, two speed radar signs and new channelization.
Bid Results
The project was advertised in the daily journal of Commerce on May 2 and May 8, 2019 the City Clerk received bids until 2 pm, May 23, 2019.
There were (3) bidders and the bids are summarized below:
Bidder Location Amount Bid
Watson Asphalt Paving Co. Inc. Redmond $710,415
A-1 Landscaping and Construction, Inc. Snohomish $746,570
Road Construction Northwest, Inc. Renton $776,516
All bidder’s unit prices, extensions and additions have been checked for accuracy and unbalanced bid items. The contractor’s references were checked and found to be acceptable. Staff recommends award to Watson Asphalt Paving Co. Inc. the low and responsive bidder.
IV. PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS HELD
COUNCIL ACTIONS/COMMUNICATION
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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) |
Action / Committee Presentation |
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Today |
Award of Bid |
V. IMPACT
A. Service/Delivery:
Successful completion of this project will result in better roadway quality and extended pavement level of service and lower maintenance costs
B. Fiscal Note:
Estimated costs for the project are shown below
Current Project Budget:
Transportation CIP $1,300,000
Stormwater Operations $ 18,700
Total Project Budget $1,318,700
Estimated Project Cost:
Design phase $276,267
Construction Phase $1,024,800
Total Estimated Project Cost $1,301,067
*Budget Difference $17,633
*Excess Transfer to Transportation CIP
VI. ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The City Council could choose not to award the contract, which would cause delay to the construction of this project and will impact the quality and stability of the pavement on 187th Ave NE which is continuing to deteriorate.
VII. TIME CONSTRAINTS
Begin construction July 2019
Complete construction September 2019
VIII. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Vicinity map