E7. Bid Award Recomendation City Shops2011' Avenue East
PO Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
Phone: 406-758-7720
Fax. 406-758-7831
www.kalispelfcom /public works
MEMORANDUM
March 12, 2019
TO: Doug Russell, City Manager
CC: Keith Haskins, PE — City Engineer
Susie Turner, PE — Public Works Director
FROM: Patrick Jentz, PE — Engineer 2
SUBJECT: City Shops Complex Asphalt Rehabilitation
MEETING: March 18, 2019
BACKGROUND:
The City Shops Complex Asphalt Rehabilitation is a planned Capital Improvement Project which
will improve the degraded asphalt, stormwater system and stormwater treatment unit to meet
current stormwater standards. A total of 658 feet of 6-inch and 8-inch pipe will be installed along
with various catch basins and manholes. City crews will pave the parking lot upon completion of
the stormwater improvements. The work was broken into a Base Bid and one Additive Alternate.
Bids were received and opened on March 7, 2019 at 1:40 pm. Five responsive bids were received
from local contractors. The bid results follow:
Contractor
Base Bid
Additive Alternate
Total Bid Price
Cutting Edge Excavation, LLC
$100,378.00
$47,096.00
$147,474.00
LHC, Inc
$95,445.73
$58,807.76
$154,253.49
Sandry Construction
$116,745.00
$50,029.00
$166,774.00
AGC, Inc.
$117,226.00
$60,381.00
$177,607.00
Sapphire Construction Services LLC
$136,872.00
$72,833.5
$209,705.50
Engineer's Estimate
$108,840.00
90,605.00
$199,445.00
References for Cutting Edge Excavation, LLC were reviewed. Cutting Edge Excavation, LLC
was determined to be a responsible contractor successfully completing projects of larger size and
scope in Northwest Montana.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Award the Base Bid and Additive Alternate 1 for the City Shops Complex Asphalt Rehabilitation
to Cutting Edge Excavation, LLC in the amount of $147,474.00.
FISCAL EFFECTS:
The project construction cost for installation of the stormwater infrastructure will be paid for
from the Stormwater Fund Line Item 5349-453-430246-953 Shops Complex Project. There is
$188,000 budgeted for the Shops Complex Project.
ALTERNATIVES:
As suggested and approved by the City Council.