HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/06/2012 Street Resurfacing 2012$/ Mount Prospect Public Works Department
1 INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: VILLAGE MANAGER MICHAEL E. JANONIS
FROM: PROJECT ENGINEER
DATE: MARCH 1, 2012
SUBJECT: 2012 STREET RESURFACING CONTRACT AWARD - $2,084,711.59
Background
ound
The goal of the Village's Street Resurfacing Program is to maintain an average 20 -year life for
all Village streets. This requires that 6.8 miles of Village streets are resurfaced on a yearly basis.
However, due to the continued decline in street improvement funds and MFT funds, this year's
program was reduced from 6.8 miles to approximately 4.7 miles. Again this year we also
combined both the MFT funded program and the Village Street Improvement funded program
into one project in order to secure an early and more favorable bid.
A notice to bidders was published in a local newspaper. Since this project uses MFT funds it
was also published in the IDOT construction bulletin.
On February 20th, at 1:00 PM. sealed bids for the 2012 Street Resurfacing Program were
publicly opened and read aloud.
Seven general contractors picked up the bid documents and five contractors submitted bids. The
bids ranged from a low of $1,976,673.20 by Arrow Road Construction Company, to a high of
$2,393,101.70 by A Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc. The Engineer's estimate for the project is
$2,082,898.00.
Below is a summary of the bids.
Bidders
Arrow Road Construction Co.
Plote Construction, Inc.
Curran Contracting Company
Johnson Paving Co.
A Lamp Concrete Contractors, Inc.
Total Bid
$1,979,673.20
$2,136,211.90
$2,1 47,915.20
$2,176,968.40
$2,393,101.70
Engineer's Estimate $2,082,898.00
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Discussion
All bidders submitted IDOT Local Agency Bid Bonds in the amount of 5% of their total bids as
required by the Bid Documents. All bids were checked for accuracy. All bidders correctly
signed their bids and bid bonds. The low bidder, Arrow Road Construction Co. has previously
completed street improvements for the Village including the 2010 and 2011 Street Resurfacing
Programs and their work was acceptable.
The Village budget limit for this project is $2,084,711.59. This year's contract unit prices are
less than those used in my estimate and the low bid of Arrow Road is less than the amount
budgeted. Therefore, I recommend that we take advantage of the lower than anticipated unit
prices and add additional work up to the budgeted amount of $2,084,711.59.
Recommendation
I recommend that the low bidder, Arrow Road Construction Co. be awarded the contract for the
2012 Street Resurfacing Program in the amount not to exceed $2,084,711.59. There are
sufficient fiends in the 2012 Budget to cover this proposed contract.
Joel Michalik
I concur with the above recommendation.