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AGENDA ITEM 61 STAFF ORIGINATOR: James E. Studenski, City Engineer COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 12, 2005 TOPIC: Resolution No. 05 -137, Accepting Bids and Awarding Construction Contract, 2005 Surface Water Management Project VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 Vote Required BACKGROUND: Sealed bids were received and publicly opened at 10:00 a.m. on August 31, 2005. The results of the bid opening are presented below. City Council action is required to award a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Contractor Jay Brothers, Inc. Amount of Bid $ 151,497.64 Engineer's Estimate $ 118,960.00 The total low bid was over the Engineer's Estimate for this project. This exceeds the budgeted limit for this project. The bid proposal was separated into 8 different parts, which allowed the City to award the project accordingly. The section of the project that was significantly over the estimated cost was storm pipe /structure cleaning. We have pulled out this portion of the project. Below is the portion of the project that shall be awarded: Contractor (Part A — G) Amount of Bid Jay Brothers, Inc. $ 75,806.00 Engineer's Estimate $ 78,270.00 Jay Brothers, Inc. is aware of this change and has agreed to these terms. A copy of the complete bid tabulation is attached. The substantial completion date for this project is November 15, 2005, with a final completion date of June 1, 2006. OPTIONS: 1. Return to staff for further review. 2. Adopt Resolution Number 05 -137, Accepting Bids and Awarding a Construction Contract to Jay Brothers, Inc. for the 2005 Surface Water Management Project. 3. Not adopt Resolution No. 05 -137. RECOMMENDATION: Option No. 2 - Staff recommends adoption of Resolution Number 05 -137.