Title
Gum Branch Outfall Replacement
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $4,757,070.26 to the lowest responsive bidder Sanders Utility Construction Co., Inc. for the Gum Branch Outfall Replacement project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* Charlotte Water maintains and plans improvements for more than 4,300 miles of sewer lines for the City.
* The Gum Branch outfall is located in the Long Creek sewer basin (City Council District 2) and conveys wastewater flows from northwest Charlotte and northwestern Mecklenburg County to the McAlpine Wastewater Treatment Plant.
* The outfall is approximately 40 years old, and in addition to its highly-deteriorated condition and age, it cannot accommodate growth within the basin. Due to development, population growth, inflow and infiltration in the Gum Branch sub-basin, the outfall is experiencing flows higher than the existing pipes can accommodate.
* In order to address both the condition and capacity concerns, the project includes the construction of approximately 5,600 linear feet of 30-inch and 4,400 linear feet of 24-inch gravity sanitary sewer lines.
* On January 18, 2018, Charlotte Water issued an Invitation to Bid for the Gum Branch Outfall Replacement; seven bids were received from interested service providers.
* Sanders Utility Construction Co., Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The project is anticipated to be complete by second quarter of 2019.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Established MSBE Goal: 8.00%
Committed MSBE Goal: 5.29%
Sanders Utility Construction Co., Inc. failed to meet the established subcontracting goal, but earned the minimum Good Faith Effort Points (Part B: Section 5 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). Sanders Utility Construction Co., Inc. has committed 5.29% ($251,853) of the total contract amount to the following certified firm(s):
* Sanders...
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