Title
CATS Bus Stop Improvements
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $199,412.50 to the lowest responsive bidder BSL Galbreath, Inc. for the CATS Bus Stop Improvements.
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Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Becky Chambers, Engineering and Property Management
John Lewis, CATS
Larry Kopf, CATS
Explanation
§ This project will construct improvements to existing and new CATS bus stops throughout the City (Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), including several locations along the Blue Line Extension.
§ Work includes installation of concrete pads, curb and gutter, sidewalks, wheel chair ramps, and other incidental work to ensure bus stops are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
§ On July 3, 2018, the City issued an Invitation to Bid; two bids were received.
§ BSL Galbreath, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ The project is anticipated to be complete by second quarter 2019.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Established DBE Goal: 10.20%
Committed DBE Goal: 100.00%
BSL Galbreath, Inc. is listed as a DBE contractor in the United Certification Program database for the State of North Carolina, and since they were able to show that they intend to utilize following DBE subcontractor at a rate of 10.38% of the bid amount, it is determined that BSL Galbreath’s total DBE participation is 100.00%, which exceeds the established DBE goal.
§ Neely Brothers Construction and Plumbing, LLC (DBE) ($20,000) (seeding, grading, excavation, and hauling)
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Community Investment Plan
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