11 - TXCDBG DICKSON & ORANGE ST IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDItem No. 11
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Carla Easton, City Engineer
SUBJECT: TxCDBG DICKSON & ORANGE ST IMPROVEMENTS
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD
DATE: Sept 5, 2017
BACKGROUND: In 2015, the City applied for a grant through the Texas Community
Development Block Grant Program — Community Development Fund (TxCDBG — CD),
administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture for the replacement of water lines, sewer
lines and street repair on Dickson Street from 91h NW to 11th NW, and also a sewer line
replacement along Orange St. The City has been awarded this grant for the 2016-17 budget year,
providing $275,000 toward plan development and construction of the proposed improvements.
Birkoff, Hendricks & Carter completed the construction drawings for the project.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Bidding documents were prepared with a base bid for all sewer
improvements on Dickson and Orange Streets, additive alternate #1 for waterline improvements
on Dickson Street, and additive alternate #2 for street paving on Dickson Street. On August 31,
2017, three bids were received for the project and B Bray Construction submitted the apparent
low bid in the amount of $274,975.50. The bids were reviewed and references checked in
accordance with the contract documents, and the engineer of record has submitted a
recommendation of contract award to B. Bray Construction Co. Inc. The contract documents
require this project to be completed within 120 calendar days after issuance of the notice to
proceed. Construction is anticipated to begin in October. A summary of the bids received for
this project is as follows:
Bidder Bid Amount
B. Bray Construction Co. Inc. $274,975.50
ANA Site Construction, LLC $401,468.00
Spaftan Direct SeItAie LLC; (` $7324586.19
*Irregularities found in the bid form causing substantially higher bid after review
BUDGET: Funding is available under the TxCDBG — CD grant program.
Item No. 11
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with B. Bray
Construction Co. Inc. for construction of the TxCDBG Dickson Orange Infrastructure
Improvements, including the Base Bid, Add Alternate #1 and Add Alternate #2 in the amount of
$274,975.50.