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CITY OF CORTEZ
123 ROGER SMITH AVENUE
CORTEZ, CO 81321

Brian Peckins
Director of Public Works
110 West Progress Circle
Cortez, CO. 81321
bpeckins@cortezco.gov

Memorandum

To:

CORTEZ CITY COUNCIL

From:

BRIAN PECKINS, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

Date:

May 14, 2024

RE:

Bid Award for the 2024 Public Works Storm Drain Project (PW-24-02-SD)

DISCUSSION

The City’s Public Works Department prepared bid plans and specifications, and advertised this project on BidNet (approx. 700 contacts), the City’s website, and in the Cortez Journal. Five sets of bid documents were picked up and a pre-bid meeting was held on March 20th with all interested prospective bidders. Bids were opened on April 16, 2024, with two bids received:

Ramco Developments, LLC       $1,033,667.00
WCA Construction, LLC             $   895,988.80
City Engineer’s Estimate $   836,042.00

BACKGROUND

The City of Cortez has an annual budget in the Street Improvement Fund for street and storm drain improvements. A capital street fund is generated from City sales tax aimed at improving the streets, providing storm drainage systems, and other City paving needs.

This year’s project consists of replacing an existing flood-risk culvert; building a multi-use pathway to improve safety of school drop-off traffic and bike connectivity; and replacing curb/gutter at Mesa School. New storm drain inlets with new storm drain pipe will be installed and curb and gutter replaced around Kemper School to minimize stormwater damage and flooding. Additional work around town will consist of regrading dirt roads to contain storm water runoff and reduce flooding of adjacent residences.

FISCAL IMPACT

The Street Improvement Fund has a total of $900,000 budgeted for this work.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends awarding the bid to WCA Construction, LLC, at its bid price of $895,988.80.

MOTION

If agreed upon by the City Council, a possible motion would be: I move that City Council award the bid for the 2024 Public Works Storm Drain Project to WCA Construction, LLC, at its bid price of $895,988.80.

Attachments

Bid Tabulation - PW-24-02-SD