Title
Fiscal Year 2020 Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Dismantlements
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract in the amount of $2,957,887.42 to the lowest responsive bidder Atlantic Coast Contractors, Inc. for water and sanitary sewer service dismantlements, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
David Czerr, Charlotte Water
Jackie Jarrell, Charlotte Water
Keri Cantrell, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ This contract is to supplement Charlotte Water with dismantling water and sanitary sewer services.
§ A service connection includes a connection to the existing public main, which extends a small diameter line to the property and includes a water meter box or sewer clean out.
§ Customers request service dismantlements when the service is deemed unnecessary for their site, which typically occurs during redevelopment.
§ Dismantling service connections that will no longer be used avoids future maintenance issues related to those connections.
§ The work covered by this contract will provide approximately 300 service dismantlements annually.
§ Charlotte Water outsources the majority of dismantlements to ensure timely service.
§ On August 28, 2019, the city issued an Invitation to Bid; one bid was received.
- G.S. 143-132 prohibits municipalities from awarding construction contracts over $500,000 without receiving at least three competitive bids from the initial advertisement of the contract. The city may subsequently award the contract even if re-advertisements result in fewer than three competitive bids.
§ On September 19, 2019, the city re-issued an Invitation to Bid; two bids were received.
§ Atlantic Coast Contractors, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Per Charlotte Business INClusion Policy: Part C: Section 2.1(a) The city shall not establish Subcontracting Goals for contracts where: (a) there are not subcontracting opportunities identified for the contract; and (b) there are no SBEs or MBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the city regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (b) there are no SBEs or MBEs certified to provide the service.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Capital Investment Plan