Title
Resolution - A Resolution Authorizing Funding for an Amount Not to Exceed $350,000.00 and Awarding a Contract for the Construction of a Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act Project for Cotton Drive Water Line Improvements (West Broad St. to Wilson Dr.) to Excel 4 Construction, LLC (Utility Fund, Community Development Block Grant Program - Cares Act Entitlement Funds)
Requested Action
Consider the Resolution authorizing funding for an amount not to exceed $350,000.00 and awarding a contract for the construction of a Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act Project for Cotton Dr. Water Line Improvements (W. Broad to Wilson Dr.) to Excel 4 Construction, LLC.
Recommendation
The Engineering Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
Description/History
In response to combating the effects of COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated special Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Tarrant County, TX received a total of $6,430,388 in Community Development Block Grant - Care’s Act (CDBG-CV) Entitlement funds to be used to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19.
Replacement of the water line along Cotton Dr. has been included in the Utility Capital Improvement Plan since 2015 and has been previously designed as part of the Westside Sewer and Water Improvements project. City staff submitted this project in June of 2022 to Tarrant County as a candidate for the above funding and was awarded $240,500 in CDBG-CV funds to contribute to the project funding.
The project was bid at the offices of Tarrant County Community Development on November 30, 2022 and there were four bidders for the project. Bids ranged from a low bid of $318,097.00 to a high bid of $530,303.35. The bid tabulation is attached. The lowest and best bidder was determined to be Excel 4 Construction, LLC. The contract time for this project is ninety (90) calendar days or approximately 3 months.
The requested funds are for the construction contract in the amount of $318,097.00, material testing, and other miscellaneous services needed to complete the construction of the project within a budget not to exceed $350,000.00.
The funding will be in the amounts of $240,500.00 from the Community Development Block Grant - Cares Act Entitlement Funds and $109,500.00 from the Utility Fund.
Justification
Excel 4 Construction, LLC has not previously completed a job in Mansfield. After researching past projects and receiving a recommendation from Dunaway Engineering, the Engineering Department feels that Excel 4 Construction, LLC has the necessary staff and equipment to successfully complete the project within the required contract time.
The City Engineer will attend the meeting to answer Council’s questions regarding the proposed contract. A resolution is attached for Council’s consideration.
Funding Source
The funding will be from the Community Development Block Grant-Cares Act Entitlement Funds with excess costs from the Utility Fund.
Prepared By
Gus Chavarria, Capital Improvements Project Manager, Engineering Department, 817-276-4235