Title
Water Transmission Main Improvements and Repairs
Action
Action:
Approve a guaranteed maximum price of $11,581,852.00 to State Utility Contractors, Inc. for Design-Build construction services for the Water Transmission Main Improvements and Repairs project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Charles, Charlotte Water
David Czerr, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ State Utility Contractors, Inc. developed a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for construction of a 30-inch water transmission main between Interstate 77, through the Elmwood Cemetery, along Cedar Street to 5th Street (Council District 2).
§ The GMP also includes an improved water main along Cates Avenue to connect to the proposed transmission main (Council District 2).
§ On June 8, 2020, City Council approved a contract with State Utility Contractors, Inc. for Design-Build services.
§ This project is anticipated to be complete by fourth quarter 2024.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The city negotiates participation for Design-Build contracts after the firm is selected and scopes of work are defined for design and construction services (Part G: Section 2.7 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). State Utility Contractors, Inc. has committed $1,240,378 or approximately 10.71% of the total contract for Design-Build construction services to the following certified firms:
• Trull Contracting, LLC (SBE, WBE) ($482,000) (asphalt repair)
• Fuller & Co. Construction, LLC (SBE) ($395,713) (trenchless crossing)
• Buffkin Trucking, Inc. (MBE, SBE) ($208,000) (hauling)
• Pentacle, In. (SBE, WBE) ($54,600) (fence repair)
• Froehling & Robertson, Inc. (MBE) (50,300) (soil testing)
• Stewart Engineering, Inc. (MBE) ($49,765) (surveying)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Capital Investment Plan
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