Title
Discuss and consider action to approve the award of a construction contract for the East Pecan Street Widening project to Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of seven (7) bids received on July 14, 2016, in the amount of $1,851,136.09 and authorizing the City Manager to execute same.
Summary
This project will widen East Pecan Street into a three-lane collector roadway connecting from SH130 to Weiss Lane and reconstruct the existing roadway from Weiss Lane to Cameron Road.
Cobb, Fendley & Associates, the project’s design engineer, completed design work for this project in May.
The attached bid tabulation includes the bid values in which the low bidder was $1,851,136.09. The estimated cost of this project was $ 2,022,355.98.
Mean average for the bids was $2,028,078.11.
Status
The project was advertised for bids on June 15, 2016. Seven (7) bids were received and opened on July 14, 2016.
Fiscal Impact
Funding for this project is from 2014 General Obligation Bonds.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends awarding the construction contract for the East Pecan Street Widening project to the lowest responsible bidder, Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, in the amount of $1,851,136.09.
Drafter
Tom Word
Assistant City Manager