Title
Construct Bryant Farms Road Sidewalk
Action
Action:
A. Reject the low-bid by M & V Builders, LLC for the Bryant Farms Road Sidewalk Project, and
B. Approve a contract in the amount of $706,873.86 to the lowest responsive bidder Nassiri Development, LLC for construction of the Bryant Farms Road Sidewalk.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, General Services
Mike Davis, General Services
Derrel Poole, General Services
Explanation
* This project will include construction of approximately 0.57 mile of sidewalk along Bryant Farms Road, providing a continuous sidewalk between Hawk Ridge Elementary School and Elm Lane, in Council District 7. Work will include new sidewalk, driveways, crosswalks, accessible curb ramps, pedestrian refuge islands, grading, clearing, and storm drainage.
* New mid-block pedestrian crossings will also be installed on Bryant Farms Road as part of the project.
* On July 15, 2019, the city issued an Invitation to Bid; three bids were received.
* Nassiri Development, LLC was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The project is anticipated to be complete by second quarter 2020.
Reject Low-Bid Explanation
* M & V Builders, LLC, (whose bid was in the amount of $691,175.10), was found to be non-responsive for failure to meet the General Contracting Licensing requirements as stipulated in the project solicitation.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Established SBE Goal: 14.00%
Committed SBE Goal: 20.44%
Nassiri Development, LLC exceeded the established SBE subcontracting goal, and has committed 20.44% ($144,478.75) of the total contract amount to the following certified firms (Part B: Section 3 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy):
* B&M Concrete, Inc. (SBE, MBE) ($90,000) (concrete sidewalk, driveways)
* Trull Contracting, LLC (SBE) ($45,000) (asphalt paving)
* Mid-Atlantic Erosion Control, Inc. (SBE, MBE) ($4,918.75) (erosion control)
* Striping Concepts, LLC (SBE) ($4,560) (striping, marking)
Established MBE...
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