SUBJECT
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Approve 1) construction contract with Everett Whitehead & Son, Inc. dba Whitehead Construction for construction of a Polk County fire rescue training center in Bartow, FL. ($15,576,045.00 one-time expense), and 2) CIP amendment and budget transfer in the amount of $2,388,000.00 from General Capital Improvement Fund Reserves.
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DESCRIPTION
The Facilities Management Division requested Procurement to solicit bids from qualified contractors who were interested in construction of a new fire rescue training center located at 59 Vaughn Road, Bartow, FL 33830.
The new fire rescue training center will provide space to conduct fire and emergency medical services training for current employees and the hiring/onboarding of new employees as a key essential requirement in ensuring safety for all emergency responders.
Bid 24-570, Polk County Fire Rescue Training Center was issued, and 6 contractors submitted a bid.
Company
Location
Base Bid w/o Alternates
Base Bid w/ All Alternates
Whithead Construction, Inc.
Winter Haven, FL
$15,148,845.00
$15,326,045.00
Strickland Construction, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
$15,283,856.00
$15,457,010.00
Trias Construction, Inc.
Lutz, FL
$15,546,952.00
$15,851,663.00
Mulligan Constructors, Inc.
Orlando, FL
$15,983,454.00
$16,172,375.00
Bandes Construction Company, Inc.
Dunedin, FL
$16,825,286.00
$17,126,786.00
L Cobb Construction, Inc.
Wauchula, FL
$17,542,265.58
$17,767,496.58
A recommendation of award was issued to Everett Whitehead & Son, Inc. dba Whitehead Construction, and no protests were received. In accordance with Resolution No. 13-066, $250,000.00 was added to the contract for allowance work for a total contract amount of $15,576,045.00. The contract time for this project is 365 days. Allowance time for the project is 54 days.
The total CIP budget for this project is $14,500,000.00. The other project required soft costs for design, connection fees, etc. are estimated at $1,311,955.00 leaving $13,188,045.00 available for const...
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