Title
Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Installations
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $6,421,019 to the lowest responsive bidder State Utility Contractors, Inc. for the Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Installations project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
Jackie Jarrell, Charlotte Water
Keri Cantrell, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ This contract is for water and sanitary sewer service installations including connection to the existing public main, which extends a small diameter line to the property and includes a water meter box or sanitary sewer clean out.
§ Customers pay connection fees for the installation service based on costs incurred by Charlotte Water in these contracts.
§ The work covered by this contract will provide approximately 800 total service connections annually.
§ On August 13, 2020, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB); 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 10, 2020, the ITB was re-issued; one bid was received.
§ State Utility Contractors, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Per Charlotte Business INClusion Policy: Part B: Section 3 The city shall not establish Subcontracting Goals for Contracts where: (a) there are not subcontracting opportunities identified for the Contract; or (b) there are no MWBEs or SBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the city regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (a) - No subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Capital Investment Plan