W.O. 12-01, Schedule 1, Water Main Replacement Projects will replace water main and related improvements.  Work in South 27th Street is being split into two sections:  approximately 2,300 feet of water main will be replaced between 5th and 9th Avenue South (Schedule 1A), and about 1,900 feet will be replaced between 9th Ave. S. and State Avenue (Schedule 1B).  Work in Montana Avenue will replace approximately 5,400 feet of water main between North 18th and 31st Street (Schedule 1C).

All of the 2012 water and sanitary sewer main replacement projects were bid on April 10, 2012 and Council awarded a contract for the Schedule 2 work to COP Construction on April 23, 2012.  Staff recommended that the contract award for the Schedule 1 work be delayed until the May 14, 2012 Council meeting to allow time to evaluate the bids in more depth.  After evaluating the bids and available budget, staff now recommends that Schedules 1A, 1B and 1C be awarded to COP Construction in the amount of $4,467,716.00.

The Council may:

• Award a construction contract for Schedules 1A, 1B and 1C of W.O. 12-01 along with the three additive alternates in the amount of $4,467,716.00.

• Do not award a construction contract for Schedule 1 of W.O. 12-01.  If these projects are not constructed, the City’s water distribution system in these areas will continue to experience ongoing maintenance problems.

The following bids were received and evaluated for Schedule 1 of W.O. 12-01.
 

Schedule 1 - Water Main Replacement

Contractor	Sch. 1A	Sch. 1B	Sch. 1A/1B Deduct 1-1	Sch. 1C	Sch. 1C Alt 1-1	Sch. 1C Add 1-1	Sch. 1C Add 1-2
Western Municipal	$966,094.00	$879,275.00	$39,500.00	$2,845,645.00	$17,400.00	$21,450.00	$12,500.00
COP Construction	$842,875.00	$787,129.00	$10,000.00	$2,795,687.00	$24,000.00	$14,025.00	$14,000.00

The funding for the project is from water revenues.

Staff recommends that Council award a contract for Schedule 1 of W.O. 12-01 for the sum of Schedule 1A, 1B and 1C plus the three additive alternates in the amount of $4,467,716.00.