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Item 1.A.1.
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| City Council Regular | |
| Date: | 06/28/2021 |
| Title: | W.O. 20-28: Songbird Drive Construction, Bid Award |
| Presented by: | Debi Meling |
| Department: | Public Works |
| Presentation: | No |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council award a contract for WO 20-28 Songbird Drive Construction to Knife River - Billings in the amount of $1,144,137.00.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
WO 20-28 Songbird Drive Construction consists of approximately 2,400 linear feet of street improvements, including installation of new curb and gutter, boulevard sidewalk, drive approaches and driveways, pedestrian accessibility ramps, new asphalt pavement, storm drain improvements, and irrigation ditch improvements on Songbird Drive between Midland Road and Frontier Drive.
Songbird Drive, south of Frontier Drive, provides access to Riverfront Pointe Subdivision and Josephine Crossing Subdivision from the east. Currently, Riverfront Pointe and Josephine Crossing residents use Mullowney Lane as the main access. The City plans to improve Mullowney Lane during FY23, which will limit access to these subdivisions. The Songbird Drive Construction project, to be completed by May 2022, will provide a secondary access route for these communities both during construction and as the population of the area continues to increase.
The resolution ordering improvements for Songbird Drive was approved by City Council during the June 14, 2021 council meeting. The project was advertised on May 28, June 4, and June 11, 2021 in the Yellowstone County News and on the City's website. Bids were opened on June 15, 2021. Three (3) bids were received. Knife River - Billings submitted the lowest responsible bid.
Songbird Drive, south of Frontier Drive, provides access to Riverfront Pointe Subdivision and Josephine Crossing Subdivision from the east. Currently, Riverfront Pointe and Josephine Crossing residents use Mullowney Lane as the main access. The City plans to improve Mullowney Lane during FY23, which will limit access to these subdivisions. The Songbird Drive Construction project, to be completed by May 2022, will provide a secondary access route for these communities both during construction and as the population of the area continues to increase.
The resolution ordering improvements for Songbird Drive was approved by City Council during the June 14, 2021 council meeting. The project was advertised on May 28, June 4, and June 11, 2021 in the Yellowstone County News and on the City's website. Bids were opened on June 15, 2021. Three (3) bids were received. Knife River - Billings submitted the lowest responsible bid.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Award WO 20-28 Songbird Drive Construction to Knife River - Billings, in the amount of $1,144,137.00; or
- Not Award a contract and reject all bids. If the contract is not awarded, the improvements will not be constructed. If the improvements are not constructed, a secondary access route during construction of Mullowney Lane will not be available and continued growth in the area will cause congestion on Mullowney Lane.
FISCAL EFFECTS
The following bids were received:
The project was budgeted in FY21 using gas tax funds and assessments. There are sufficient funds in the FY21 budget for this contract.
| Knife River - Billings | $1,144,137.00 |
| Weave Construction | $1,332,423.00 |
| Riverside Contracting | $1,373,292.00 |
The project was budgeted in FY21 using gas tax funds and assessments. There are sufficient funds in the FY21 budget for this contract.