Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on awarding IFB # 1708-187, Relocation of Williamson County Regional Raw Water Line, contingent upon execution of the Interlocal Agreement with all parties, to the lowest responsive bidder Santa Clara Construction.

The bids have been reviewed and the apparent low bid (Santa Clara Construction) was found to be responsive,
mathematically correct, and materially balanced.

Following is a summary of the bid totals:

1. Santa Clara Construction $1,232,539.10
2. Austin Underground $1,297,764.40
3. CRU, Ltd $1,324,701.50
4. MA Smith Contracting $1,387,325.40
5. Whitestone Civil Construction $1,514,387.00
6. Skyblue Utilities $1,735,488.21
7. C.C. Carlton Industries $1,821,004.25

The Contractor’s low bid is $207,267.85 below the Engineer’s Estimate, a cost saving of 14.4%.
The bidding was competitive with the lowest three bidders being within 10% of each other.
In addition to meeting the bid qualifications subject to being low bidder, Santa Clara
Construction have successfully completed past projects that focus on specialized pipe work.

Based on the experience of the Contractor and the positive reviews of the references contacted, HNTB concurs with the recommendation of the Design Engineer, Cobb Fendley, to award the Relocation of the Williamson County Regional Raw Water Line contract to Santa Clara
Construction in the contract amount of $1,232,539.10.