Consent 1.A.1.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 07/14/2014
- TITLE
- Aronson Bypass Trail at Swords Park - Construction Bid Approval
- PRESENTED BY:
- Mike Whitaker
- Department:
- Parks/Rec/Public Lands
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The Aronson Bypass Trail at Swords Park is a federally funded CTEP project with a total budget of $237,350.00. After paying the design consultant fees, the remaining construction budget is $185,105.00. This project includes constructing a 10-foot wide multi-use trail connecting to the existing Heritage Trail north of Alkali Creek Road and west of Aronson Avenue. It will extend eastward under the existing Aronson Avenue Bridge through parkland along Alkali Creek and then parallel to Swords Lane connecting to the existing sidewalk along the north side of Airport Road. The construction period will be for 45 days beginning on or about July 28th. Bids were opened on July 1, 2014. There were 3 bidders and Rehbein Enterprises, Inc. from Polson Montana is the apparent low bidder with a bid price of $ 113,670.00. See Bid Tabulation Attachment A.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The City Council may:
1. Accept the bid of $113,670.00; or
2. Reject all bids and provide direction to staff.
1. Accept the bid of $113,670.00; or
2. Reject all bids and provide direction to staff.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
A total of $47,667 of match was committed to the project, with all of it coming from BikeNet and the Recreational Trails Program (RTP).
RECOMMENDATION
The Billings Parks, Recreation and Public Land Department recommends awarding the bid to Rehbein Enterprises, Inc. for the amount of $113,670.00.