Title
Resolution - A Resolution Awarding Contracts for the Construction of Price Road and Plainview Drive Paving and Drainage Improvements (East Dallas Street to South Main Street) to Ed Bell Construction Company for Construction and to Brittain and Crawford, LLC, for Surveying, and Authorizing Funding for an Amount Not to Exceed $1,133,897.06 (Street Bond Fund and Utility Fund)
Requested Action
Consider the Resolution awarding a contract for the construction of Price Road and Plainview Drive Paving and Drainage Improvements (East Dallas Street to South Main Street) to Ed Bell Construction Company, for construction and authorizing funding for an amount not to exceed $1,133,897.06.
Recommendation
The Engineering Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
Description/History
The project was bid on March 24, 2021 and there were seven bidders for the project. The lowest qualified bidder was Ed Bell Construction Company. The bid tabulation is attached. Bids ranged from a low bid of $995,096.25 to a high bid of $1,926,428.79.
The contract time for this project is one hundred (100) working days or approximately 5 months. The limits for this project are from South Main Street to East Dallas Street.
This project includes constructing a 26-foot wide asphalt roadway. The project includes bar ditch and driveway culvert improvements to improve drainage capacity where feasible. The design also includes the realignment of Price Road at the intersection of East Dallas Street providing a safer intersection closer to 90 degrees than the existing intersection. Also, a small section of Plainview Dr. existing storm drain system near Stell Ave. will be improved to increase capacity near Stell Ave. This will include installing three new curb inlets and improving the pavement in this immediate area.
The Utility Fund will fund utility line adjustments in the amount of $15,151.50. The remainder of the project will be funded from the Street Bond Fund.
The requested funds are for a construction contract in the amount of $1,044,851.06, which includes a 5% construction contingency, $27,346.00 for material testing which includes a 10% contingency, $51,700.00 for survey services which includes a 10% contingency and a $10,000 contingency for other miscellaneous services needed to complete the construction of the project, for a total budget not to exceed $1,133,897.06.
Justification
Ed Bell Construction Company has completed capital work in the City of Mansfield in the past. The Engineering Department feels that Ed Bell Construction Company has the necessary staff and equipment to complete a job of this size and scope within the allowed contract time.
The Director of Public Works will be in attendance at the meeting to answer Council’s questions regarding the proposed contract and funding. A resolution is attached for Council’s consideration.
Funding Source
The funding source will be from the Street Bond Fund and Utility Fund.
Prepared By
Gus Chavarria, CIP Project Manager, Engineering Department, 817-276-4235