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ACTION TAKEN: AWARDED
IF APPARENT LOW BIDDER IS DISQUALIFIED FOR ANY REASON, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ANY OPTION LEGALLY AVAILABLE UNDER THE LAW BY AWARDING BID TO NEXT LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER EVEN THOUGH THE BIDDER IS NOT NAMED ON THIS AGENDA.
SOLICITATION NO: 2005-031 SAN ANTONIO AVE. STREET & DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS
CONTRACTOR: SOUTHWEST GROWTH CORPORATION
EL PASO, TEXAS
DEPARTMENT: STREET DEPARTMENT
FUNDS AVAILABLE: 71150069-G7129CD0034-07787-508027
FUNDING SOURCE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ITEMS: BASE BID I $455,000.00
BASE BID II $ 15,000.00
BASE BID III $ 78,910.00
BASE BID IV $ 34,225.00
ALTERNATE I $110,000.00
ALTERNATE II $ 38,000.00
ALTERNATE III $ 24,000.00
ALTERNATE IV $ 4,000.00
ALTERNATE V $ 4,000.00
ALTERNATE VI $ 80,000.00
TOTAL AWARD: $843,135.00
DISTRICT(S): 8
RECOMMENDATION:
THE DEPARTMENTS OF ENGINEERING AND STREET RECOMMEND THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT TO SOUTHWEST GROWTH CORPORATION, THE LOW RESPONSIBLE, RESPONSIVE BIDDER. IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EL PASO BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE REFERENCED CONTRACT. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR THIS AWARD AND PROJECT, AS NECESSARY.
1. LUMP SUM COMPONENT
AS PART OF THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT, THE CITY ENGINEER IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE CONTRACT CHANGES WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR PROPER CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORK AND CARRYING OUT THE INTENT OF THE DESIGN, BUT WHICH DO NOT INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT AS AWARDED, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 PER NUMBERED CHANGE ORDER, AND NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL OF 25% OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT PRICE AS AWARDED, WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION BY CITY COUNCIL.
2. UNIT PRICE COMPONENT
WORK UNDER THE UNIT PRICE COMPONENT IS ONLY AN ESTIMATED VALUE AND WILL BE ORDERED, PERFORMED, INVOICED AND PAID BY MEASURED QUANTITY. THE ACTUAL COST OF THE UNIT PRICE COMPONENT WILL BE THE SUM TOTAL OF UNIT PRICES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT TERM.
[PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, BARBARA CRUMLEY, (915) 541-4315] |
