Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 15872, with Horseshoe Construction, Inc., for construction of the Low Pressure Supply Line Slip Lining Project.
Item Summary
The scope of this project will include slip lining of an approximately 3.5-mile long, 24-inch low-pressure water line, with a 20-inch high-pressure water line along Quaker Avenue, from Marsha Sharp Freeway to Clovis Road. The purpose of the project is to increase the capacity and reliability of the existing concrete transmission line that connects Pump Station 16 and Low Head B, utilizing a trenchless construction method.
In response to RFP 21-15872-TF, three proposals were received on May 27, 2021, with the following proposal amounts:
Contractor
Amount
Spiess Construction Co., Inc., Orcutt, California
$5,583,295.00
Horseshoe Construction, Inc., La Porte, Texas
$5,585,147.50
MH Civil Constructors, Inc., Amarillo, Texas
$6,996,000.00
The proposals were evaluated using the following criteria: 60 Points for Price, 25 Points for Contractor Qualifications, 5 Points for Safety Record Questionnaire, and 10 Points for Construction Time. The maximum point value is 100 points per evaluator. After the proposals were evaluated, the following ranking was obtained:
Contractor
Points out of 600
Horseshoe Construction, Inc., of La Porte, Texas
580.52
Spiess Construction Co., Inc., of Orcutt, California
549.83
MH Civil Constructors, Inc., of Amarillo, Texas
468.96
Staff and the Evaluation Committee recommend award of the unit price contract to the highest ranked proposer, Horseshoe Construction, Inc. of La Porte, Texas in the amount of $5,585,147.50. This contract is awarded by the unit price and actual expenditures may be more or less depending on field conditions.
Time for substantial completion is 210 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.
Fiscal Impact
This contract is in the amount of $5,585,147.50 and is funded in Capital Improvements Project 92659, Low Pressure Supply Line Lining Project.
Staff/Board Recommending
Jesica McEachern, Assistant City Manager Mike Keenum, Division Director of Engineering