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Resolution Approving Bid in the Amount of $1,105,572 and Authorizing Execution of Contract No. 2013-10 with Carolina Environmental Contracting, Inc. for Lake Higgins and Lake Brandt Earthen Dam Maintenance
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Department: Water Resources
Council District: 3
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Steve Drew, 373-7893
Contact 2 and Phone: Ted Partrick, 373-2302
PURPOSE:
The bids for Contract 2013-10 (Lake Higgins and Lake Brandt Earthen Dam Maintenance) have been received. In order for the work to proceed on this contract, City Council approval is requested for award of the contract to Carolina Environmental Contracting, Inc. for $1,105,572.00.
BACKGROUND:
The work of this project includes furnishing all materials, labor, tools, and equipment for the work necessary to perform maintenance on the riprap embankment protection of two existing dams, spillway bulkhead deployment, and spillway gate preparation for inspection at the Lake Brandt Dam. All construction activities must be completed with the reservoir at or near full pond, and without interruption to normal operations of the water reservoirs.
The bids were opened on May 19, 2015 and the apparent lowest, responsible bidder is Carolina Environmental Contracting Inc. (Mt. Airy, NC) with a bid of $1,105,572.00.
Other bidders:
Phillips Jordan $1,995,500 MBE=2.0%; WBE=2.1% (Greensboro, NC)
The M/WBE utilization goal was MBE 2.0% and WBE 2.0%. The contractor's sub-contracting commitment is MBE 2.89% and WBE 0%. The contractor did not meet the WBE goal, because it did not solicit WBE sub-contractors. The contractor is a certified WBE firm that mistakenly thought that it could satisfy the WBE subcontracting goal, since it will be performing 41% of the work. Since there were only two bidders, the project would have to be re-bid if Carolina Environmental were disqualified for failing to meet the WBE subcontracting goal. The project wou...
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