Title
Construct Five Points Plaza Improvement Project
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $3,872,616.95 to the lowest responsive bidder United of Carolinas, Inc. for the Five Points Plaza Improvement Project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
Lamar Davis, General Services
Explanation
* This contract includes construction services for the Five Points Plaza Improvement Project, identified in the West Trade/Rozzelles Ferry Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP), located in Council District 2.
* Included in the project is a public plaza at the Five Points Intersection (Rozzelles Ferry Road/Fifth Street/West Trade/Beatties Ford Road), landscaping, pedestrian lighting, artwork and signage, an amphitheater, water splash pad, swings, tables and chairs, solar lighting brick pavers, sidewalk and a decorative wall.
* This CNIP project will enhance connections between Johnson C. Smith University's green space and the surrounding neighborhoods. This project will also create space for persons waiting for transit and a gathering space for persons visiting, working, walking and cycling to and from Johnson C. Smith University, Martin Luther King Park, Frazier Park, Stewart Creek Greenway and other area businesses.
* On April 30, 2019, the city issued an Invitation to Bid; 3 bids were received.
* United of Carolinas, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The project is anticipated to be complete by fourth quarter 2020.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Established SBE Goal: 17.00%
Committed SBE Goal: 17.46%
United of Carolinas, Inc. exceeded the established SBE subcontracting goal, and has committed 17.46% ($676,000) of the total contract amount to the following certified firms (Part B: Section 3 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy):
* R.R.C. Concrete Inc (SBE, MBE) ($663,000) (concrete)
* Cesar A. Leon L.L.C. (SBE, MBE) ($10,000) (hauling)
* Sun King Trucking, ...
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