Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on awarding IFB # 1708-186 County Road 119 to the lowest responsive bidder Joe Bland Construction.

The bids have been reviewed and the apparent low bid (Joe Bland Construction) was found to be responsive,
mathematically correct, and materially balanced. The bid proposal for the project included an
alternate bid form for additional work. It was determined the additional work was not necessary
for the project to be successful so the award is based upon the base bid prices.

Following is a summary of the bid totals:

Base Base + Alternate
1. Joe Bland Construction $6,640,302.71 $6,700,937.91
2. James Construction Group $7,066,313.86 $7,117,082.50
3. MA Smith Contracting $7,198,581.05 $7,258,273.85
4. Cox Commercial Construction $7,657,250.95 $7,757,538.95
5. Chasco Constructors $7,728,721.72 $7,838,703.26
6. C. C. Carlton Industries $8,221,204.95 $8,282,701.95
7. Aaron Concrete Contractors $9,885,556.55 $9,943,229.55

The Contractor’s low base bid is $2,463,803.58 below the Engineer’s Estimate, a cost saving of
27.1%. 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, Joe Bland Construction
 has also successfully completed many past Williamson County projects including State
Highway 29 Two Way Left Turn Lane, Georgetown Inner Loop East Extension and CR 200.

Based on the quality of past work, HNTB therefore concurs with the recommendation of the Design
Engineer, Stantec Consulting, for award of the County Road 119 (Limmer Loop to Chandler
Road) construction contract to Joe Bland Construction in the contract amount of $6,640,302.71.