Title
Resolution - A Resolution Awarding a Contract for Construction of the FY2017 & FY2018 Community Development Block Grant Project for North Street Paving, Drainage and Utility Improvements to Jackson Construction for Construction, and Authorizing Funding for an Amount Not to Exceed $1,421,578.90 (Street Bond Fund, Utility Bond Fund and FY2017 & FY2018 Community Development Block Grant Program)
Requested Action
Consider the Resolution awarding a contract for the construction of the FY2017 & FY2018 Community Development Block Grant Project for North Street Paving, Drainage and Utility Improvements to Jackson Construction, for construction, and authorizing funding for an amount not to exceed $1,421,578.90.
Recommendation
The Engineering Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
Description/History
The project was bid at Tarrant County on December 19, 2018 and there were five bidders for the project. Bids ranged from a low bid of $1,267,958.00 to a high bid of $2,018,222.00. The low bidder was Jackson Construction. The contract time for this project is Two Hundred (200) calendar days or approximately 6.5 months. Exhibit “A” shows the limits of the proposed North Street Paving, Drainage and Utility Improvements. Bid results are attached as Exhibit “B”.
The requested funds are for a construction contract in the amount of $1,267,958.00, a 5% construction contingency, material testing, survey services and other miscellaneous services needed to complete the construction of the project within a budget not to exceed $1,421,578.90.
Justification
Jackson Construction has successfully completed capital improvement work in the City of Mansfield in the past. The Engineering Department feels that Jackson Construction has the necessary staff and equipment to successfully complete the project within the required contract time.
Funding Source
The funding will be from the FY2017 & FY2018 Community Development Block Grant with excess costs from the Street Bond Fund and the Utility Bond Fund.
Prepared By
Gus Chavarria, CIP Project Manager, Engineering Department