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ERi CONSULTING, INC, P.O. Box2024, Tyler, Texas75710 2024 Republic Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701 Ph: (903) 534-5001 Fax: (903) 534-8701 www. ericonsulting,com April 28, 2003 Mr. Shawn Napier City of Paris Engineering Dept. 150 First Street SE (75460) P.O. Box 9037 Paris, Texas 75461-9037 RE: ES#03-189- Asbestos Abatement UARCO Building and City Hall~Old Fire Station Letter of Contractor Recommendation Dear Mr. Napier: Following is a list of the three low bidders and their total bids on the above referenced project. Horsley Specialties, Inc. (HSI), Carrollton, Texas ....................... $27,800.00 Empire Environmental, Inc., Dallas, Texas ............................ $33,303.75 Air Quality Associates, Inc. (AQA), Tyler, Texas ....................... $38,280.75 ERI estimated contractor's costs at $43,000.00 to $53,000.00. Because HSI's bid was so much lower than our estimated project cost, and in order to best assess the contractors' qualifications to perform a project of this scope, we requested additional information to be able to give you a good comparison of these low bidders. We asked all three low bidders to provide the date they obtained their asbestos abatement contractor's license in Texas. AQA was licensed in August 2001, and Empire in November 2001. HSI was licensed in 1997, however they only recently (Jan. 2003) opened an office in Texas. HSI provided, as required by the specifications, a list of 10 projects; however, all their projects were out-of-state. This is important, due to the fact that Texas has very strict rules pertaining to licensing and regulatory compliance, as compared to most other states. We also asked all three contractors to furnish us with a list of 10 projects performed in Texas within the past year (this project information was provided by AQA and Empire as part of their bid package). HSI was able to furnish us with only four projects performed in Texas during the past year. They also did not provide any information as to the scope of these projects. With respect to violation history, as required by the specifications, AQA and Empire have had none to date. HSI provided, along with their list of out-of-state work, a violation history showing numerous violations in other states, where they perform most of their projects, and one in Texas from a project performed in 1999. clp/ma cc: Larvd Schenk 03189bid.l~r