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01. Award Bid - Water & Street Improvement ProjectREPORT To: Mayor and City Council FROM: James C. Hansz, P.E., Director of Public works SUBJECT: Bid Award — water and Street Improvement Project - 11th Street East MEETING DATE: 2 August 2010 BACKGROUND: The City has designed a project to correct water system deficiencies along 11 th Street East to improve water flow and pressure levels for City water customers. In addition, the project will also improve roadway conditions in conjunction with the on -going stimulus -funded 11 h Street improvement project. The end result of these two coordinated projects will be to provide substantial improvements in roadway, pedestrian, drainage and water facilities for this part of Kalispell. Three bids were opened on July 22, 2010. The engineer's estimate for this work was $309,068.20. The bid submitted by LHC, Inc., at $225,921.39, is highly competitive and reflects an excellent value for the City. The project manager's analysis is attached for reference. RECOMMENDATION: Award the water and Street Improvement Project — 11 h Street East to LHC, Inc. based on their low bid of $225,921.3 9. ACTION REQUESTED: AT MEETING OF AUGUST 2nd — MOTION TO AWARD THE WATER AND STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - llte STREET EAST TO LHC, INC. of KALISPELL. FISCAL EFFECTS: Expenditure of water Fund and Street Maintenance funds totaling $225,921.39. ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Council Respectfully submi Jame . Hansz, P.E. 'rector of Public Work / Ci Engineer V Jane Howington City Manager Attachment: Project Manager's bid analysis and recommendation July 27, 2010 To: James Hansz, PE, Direr or of Public Works/City Engineer From: Fred Zavodny, c M nUeRe: Water and Street Improvemen- 11 th St. East - Bid Analysis and Recommendation The City of Kalispell Water and Street Improvement Project consists of upgrading the water system and conducting roadway surface improvements on Eleventh Street East between Seventh Avenue East and Woodland Avenue. Bids for The City of Kalispell Street Improvement Project were opened on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Bids were received from LHC Inc., Neumann Construction, and Knife River. All bids were in order and contained the required Bid Bond. The bid analysis is as follows: CONTRACTOR BID SCHEDULE A BID SCHEDULE B TOTAL BID 8'h Ave. E. to Woodland 71h to 8th Ave. E. LHC INC. $ 167,988.01 $ 579933.38 $ 225,921.39 NETMANN $ 1969222.50 $ 86,482.00 $ 2829704.50 KNIFL RIVER $ 327,650.00 $ 100,204.00 $ 427,854.00 MY ESTIMATE $ 221,785.50 $ 869282.70 $ 308,068.20 Sufficient funding is available in the water and street funds to award both bid schedules. I recommend Bid Schedule A and Bid Schedule B for the Water and Street Improvement Project be awarded to LHC Inc. in the amount of $ 225,921.39.