Title
Resolution - A Resolution Awarding a Contract for Construction of the 36’ Upper-Pressure Plane Finish Water Line to SJ Louis Construction of Texas, LTD, and Authorizing Funding for an Amount Not to Exceed $2,410,000.00. (Utility Construction Fund)
Requested Action
Consider the Resolution awarding a contract for the construction of the 36’ Upper-Pressure Plane Finish Water Line to SJ Louis of Texas, LTD, for construction, and authorizing funding for an amount not to exceed $2,410,000.00.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
Description/History
This project is part of the City’s Water Master Plan. The project includes constructing a 36” water line from the Upper-Pressure Plane Pump Station at the Bud Ervin Water Treatment Plant and connecting to the 16” water line on N Main St.
The project was bid on November 20, 2019, and there were eight bidders for the project. The lowest qualified bidder was SJ Louis of Texas, LTD. Bids ranged from a low bid of $2,191,479.00 to a high bid of $4,028,957.00. The contract time for this project is One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days or approximately 6 months.
The requested funds are for a construction contract in the amount of $2,191,479.00, a 5% construction contingency, survey, materials testing, inspections, and other miscellaneous services needed to complete the construction of the project within a budget not to exceed $2,410,000.00.
Justification
SJ Louis Construction of Texas successfully constructed the 36-inch joint water line on Highway 360 to the Grand Prairie wholesale take point. They also constructed the 54”-inch raw water line from the TRWD connection to the Bud Ervin Water Treatment Plant. Staff and Plummer, the engineering design consultant for the project, have reviewed the Statement of Qualifications submitted by SJ Louis. Plummer also submitted a Letter of Recommendation recommending awarding of the project to SJ Louis based on references and project-based quali...
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