Title
Plaza and Idlewild Booster Pump Stations Electrical Upgrades
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $3,938,150 to the lowest responsive bidder Crowder Construction Company for the Plaza and Idlewild Booster Pump Stations Electrical Upgrades project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
David Czerr, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* This project will replace major electrical infrastructure and components of the Plaza and Idlewild Booster Pump Stations, located in Council District 5. These replacements will improve the resiliency and reliability of the stations.
* These pump stations increase the water pressure for the east side of the City of Charlotte, the Towns of Matthews and Mint Hill, as well as eastern Mecklenburg County.
* On September 17, 2019, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB); two bids were 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 October 3, 2019, the ITB was re-issued; two bids were received.
* Crowder Construction Company was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The project is anticipated to be complete by second quarter 2021.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Established MSBE Goal: 10.00%
Committed MSBE Goal: 3.43%
MSBE Participation to Date: 11.87%
Crowder Construction Company did not meet the established subcontracting goal at time of Bid, but earned the required Good Faith Effort points (Part B: Section 3 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). At time of Bid, Crowder Construction Company, Inc. committed 3.43% ($134,958.00) of the total contract amount to the following certified firm(s):
? G & Y Masonry, Inc. (SBE, MBE) ($76,190) (masonry)
* Maybury Fencing Inc. (SBE) ($2...
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