Title
Beam Road at Shopton Road Roundabout Project
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $1,368,513.89 to the lowest responsive bidder Sealand Contractors Corp. for the Beam Road at Shopton Road Roundabout project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Alan Morrison, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
§ This project will include the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Shopton Road (State Road 1155) and Beam Road, located in Council District 3.
§ CDOT identified the need to improve the existing four-way-stop intersection with a roundabout. The industrial area surrounding this intersection is expected to have new development with the volume of traffic exceeding the threshold for the four-way-stop intersection.
§ Work will include but is not limited to the installation of sidewalk, curb and gutter, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliant ramps, concrete islands, storm drainage, roadway widening, asphalt resurfacing and pavement markings.
§ The total project cost including construction is $2,505,000 with $1,125,000 funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program and $684,000 from the federal Surface Transportation Program, with the City’s portion being $696,000.
§ The federal funds were secured when the City Council approved a Municipal Agreement with NCDOT in the amount of $1,650,000 on October 28, 2013 and a supplemental Municipal Agreement in the amount of $855,000 on February 13, 2017. The NCDOT administers the grant on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration.
§ On December 14, 2017 the City issued an Invitation to Bid; five bids were received from interested service providers.
§ Sealand Contractors Corp. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ The project is anticipated to be complete by first quarter 2019.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Opportunity
Established DBE Goal: 6.00%
Committed DBE Goal: 6.00%
Sealand Contractors met the established subcontracting goal, and has committed 6% ($82,144) of the total contract amount to the following certified firm:
• Darnell Jones Trucking (DBE, SBE, MBE) ($82,144) (hauling)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program Grant, Federal Surface Transportation Program, and General Community Investment Plan
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