Title
CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 Construction Contract
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $94,103,520 to the lowest responsive bidder Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company for the construction of the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 - Streetcar project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Jeb Blackwell, Engineering & Property Management
John Lewis, CATS
Tonia Wimberly, Engineering & Property Management
Explanation
* On November 14, 2016 Dinner Briefing, staff briefed City Council on the status of the construction bid process for the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2.
* The CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 project will extend the CityLYNX Gold Line streetcar system two miles west from the Charlotte Transportation Center to French Street and half-a-mile east from Hawthorne Lane/5th Street to Hawthorne Lane/Sunnyside Avenue.
* The project will include the following:
* Replacement of the Hawthorne Lane Bridge over Independence Boulevard,
* In-street running dual track,
* Special track work at the ends of the line,
* Traction power stations,
* Overhead catenary system,
* Conduits,
* Streetcar stop installation,
* Asphalt pavement,
* Curb and gutter,
* Concrete pavement,
* Traffic signals, and
* Traffic control.
* On April 25, 2016, the City issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 - Streetcar project; two bids were received on July 1, 2016. Both bids exceeded available funding. After negotiating with the bidders, the bids were rejected per federal grant requirements.
* On September 13, 2016, the City re-issued an ITB for the CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 - Streetcar project; four bids were received from interested service providers.
* Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The construction project also includes the Frazier Avenue Realignment Project and the West Trade Street Lighting Project identified in the West Trade Street/ Rozzelles Ferry Comprehensive Neighborhood I...
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