Title
Charlotte Water Stone Hauling Service
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract with Silverback Brothers LLC for hauling stone for an initial term of one year, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to three additional, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ Silverback Brothers LLC will provide stone hauling service in accordance with the City’s crushed stone contract provisions.
§ Charlotte Water contracts with a third-party vendor to haul stone to four field operations facilities and designated jobsites for repairing holes made in the process of fixing water and sewer line breaks.
§ On April 20, 2018, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); two proposals were received.
§ Silverback Brothers LLC was determined to be the best qualified firm to meet the City’s needs on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification of professional services in response to the RFP requirements.
§ Expenditures are estimated to be $150,000 annually.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The CBI Policy allows for certain contracts to be designated for solicitation only to SBEs. For this contract, the City solicited proposals only from City certified SBEs (Part A: Section 2.3 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy) with 100% of the project participation being committed to the following certified firm:
§ Silverback Brothers LLC (SBE, MBE)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Operating Budget