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Community Development Services, Administration and Finance Division recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 108-2017 to authorize the Director of Transportation to award the informal bid contract for $179,623.52 to Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc., the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the Ryan Ranch Road Zone of Benefit 98102 Road Maintenance and Improvement Project, Contract No. PW 16-31128, P&C 090-C1775. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: Zone of benefit special taxes and developer funding.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Community Development Services, Administration and Finance Division recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 108-2017 with a four-fifths (4/5) vote to authorize the Director of Transportation to award the informal bid contract for $179,623.52 to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the Ryan Ranch Road Zone of Benefit No. 98102 Road Maintenance and Improvement Project, Contract No. PW 16-31128, P&C No. 090-C1775.
Both the emergency vehicular access (EVA) improvements and chip seal work were planned to be completed during the 2016 construction season. The initial estimated cost for the EVA improvements and chip seal work exceeded $100,000 and the department issued an informal bid in accordance with County Ordinance 3.14, Public Projects Bidding Procedures, Section 3.14.040 (B), which provides that public projects up to $175,000 may be let for contract by informal procedures.
The lowest responsive, responsible bidder is Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc. with a bid of $179,623.52. The bid for the single application of chip seal exceeds the zone and County's estimate by $2,659.52. The bid for the EVA improvement exceeds the engineer’s construction estimate prepared on behalf of East Ridge owners by $11,817.00. Factors influencing the project cost include: 1) degradation of roadside drainages in the project areas from the historic January an...
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