Staff recommends that City Council reject the only received sealed bid for concrete driveway replacement at Fire Stations #1, 2, & 3. We plan to change the scope and do Request for Quotes (RFQ) without a bid bond. We hope this approach will help to solicit more interest and competition. 

In June 2020 an RFQ was issued for concrete driveway replacement at City of Billings Fire Stations #1 and 3. There was a base bid and an alternate for each station. The base bid for each station was accepted and the alternate for each station was not accepted due to costs and budget. This advertised IFB is a second phase and a continuation of Fire Station concrete driveway replacement and also includes Fire Station #2. The existing concrete at these stations suffer from various types of distress including cracking, blowups, spalling, and settling. In one case at Fire Station #2 rebar is exposed to the elements. This bid award is to demo existing concrete driveways, removal of base, subgrade prep including scarification, #4 coated rebar install, and pour of a 7-inch slab at a minimum of 4500 psi. 

The project was advertised on 04/22/2022 and 04/29/2022 in Yellowstone County News and on the City's website.

Bids were opened on 05/03/2022 and one (1) bid was received from 3 Bull Contracting. 

The breakdown is as follows:
 

Station 1 - Base Bid	$97,000.00
Station 1 - Alternate #1	$2,500.00
Station 1 - Alternate #2	$5,500.00
Station 2 - Base Bid	$17,500.00
Station 3 - Base Bid	$16,500.00
Station 3 - Alternate #1	$5,500.00
Deduct if all bids are accepted	($6,000.00)

 

City Council may:

• Approve; or,
• Not Approve

None. Reject all bids and rebid as RFQ.