SUBJECT
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Request Board approve construction contract with Gibbs & Register, Inc., for the Wabash Ave multi-use trail project, CIP Amendment, and transfer. ($3,771,978.80 one-time expense)
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DESCRIPTION
The Roads and Drainage Division requested Procurement to solicit bids from qualified contractors who were interested in the construction of a half mile long, ten-foot-wide path, on the east side of Wabash Avenue from Ariana Street to Jesse Keen Elementary School. The construction will also include a quarter mile long, five-foot-wide sidewalk, from Jesse Keen Elementary School to Hickory Street. The construction will consist of building a crossover island, road widening, adding a turn lane, drainage construction, utility relocation, pipe installation, building retaining walls, and installing handrails where needed.
The purpose of this project is to enhance safety, mobility, and access on this corridor for all road users. This project will also renew the aesthetic and economic vitality of the area. The need for these improvements is supported by high volumes of pedestrian and bicycle traffic on the segment, frequent crashes during nighttime at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Highland Street. Additionally, traffic on this corridor is expected to increase due to proposed southern and northern extensions of Wabash Avenue.
Bid 23-377, Wabash Avenue Multi-use Trail, was issued and three contractors submitted a bid.
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Company |
Location |
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Gibbs & Register, Inc. |
Winter Garden, FL |
$3,592,360.80 |
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CM Engineering Services Florida PLLC |
Kissimmee, FL |
$3,903,791.85 |
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Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC |
North Venice, FL |
$4,557,092.48 |
A recommendation of award was issued to Gibbs & Register, Inc., and no protests were received. In accordance with Resolution No. 13-066, 5% was added for allowance work in the amount of $179,618.00 and is included in the proposed contract award totaling $3,771,978.80. The contract time for this project is 226 days for final completion. Allowance time for the project is 11 days.
This project is partially funded through a federally funded Local Agency Program (LAP) through the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The FDOT has reviewed the documents and approves the County enter into a construction contract with the lowest bidder Gibbs & Register, Inc.
LAP is contributing $1,928,000.00 towards project funding and the County will be covering the remaining $1,843,978.80 once a CIP Amendment and transfer is approved by the Board. A CIP Amendment and transfer is needed in the remaining amount of $1,613,979.00 to cover the cost of construction in addition to the $230,000.00 already budgeted in the project.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve a construction contract with Gibbs & Register, Inc., for $3,771,978.80 for Bid 23-377, Wabash Ave Multi-use Trail and a CIP Amendment and budget transfer in the amount of $1,613,979.00.
FISCAL IMPACT
Upon approval of the CIP Amendment, $1,613,979.00 will be transferred from the Transportation Millage Fund Reserve for Future Capital into the project.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ken Brush
Procurement Contracts Manager
863.534.6727
kenbrush@polk-county.net