WO 12-27, Over Excavation of the Library Site, is planned to excavate all of the clay soils from the future library construction site  and replace it with structural gravel fill.  This is necessary in order to construct a struturally sound foundation for the new library building.  The site is located along 6th Avenue North between North Broadway and North 29th Street.

The project was bid on April 10th, 2012, and four bids were received.  CMG Construction, Inc. submitted the lowest responsible bid.

The Council may:

• Award WO 12-27 to CMG Construction, Inc. in the amount of $619,875.00; or
• Do not award the contract and reject all bids.  If this project is not constructed, it will delay construction of the new library and a more expensive structural support system would have to be constructed to support the new building.

The following bids were received and evaluated for WO 12-27.

Contractor	Base Bid
CMG Construction, Inc.	$619,875.00
COP Construction	$690,075.00
Dick Anderson Construction	$700,000.00
Jackson Contractor Group, Inc.	$1,104,26.00

The funding for the project will be a loan from the Library Fund to the Library Construction Fund.  Since the cost was not included in the FY 12 budget, it will require a budget amendment that staff plans to process in May.  Once bonds are sold in June, 2012, bond proceeds will be deposited in the Construction Fund and the Library Fund loan will be repaid. 

Staff recommends that Council award a contract to CMG Construction, Inc. in the amount of $619,875.00.