Title
Discuss and consider action to award a construction contract for the Old Austin-Hutto Road reconstruction Project to Smith Contracting Co., Inc., the lowest responsible bidder of eight (8) bids received on October 15, 2020 in the amount of $3,607,538.59 and authorizing the City Manager to execute same.
Summary
Staff recommends City Council approval for award of a construction contract for the Old Austin-Hutto Road reconstruction project. The Old Austin-Hutto Road construction was funded through the 2018 General Obligation Bond Election.
The attached Engineer’s Recommendation and bid tabulation supports the City staff recommendation to award the construction contract to Smith Contracting Co., Inc. including the Base Bid plus the Add Alternate No. 1 plus Add Alternate No. 2 in a total amount of $3,607,538.59 for the project. Smith Contracting Co, Inc. is the recommended low bidder for the total cost which includes adding the base bid amount of $3,197,458.29 plus Add Alternate No. 1 bid of $244,742.75 plus Add Alternate No. 2 bid of $165,337.55 for a total bid (base plus Add Alt #1 and Add Alt# 2) of $3,607,538.59. Add Alternate No. 1 provides for the option of an alternative for construction paving and the Alternate No. 2 provides for adding the Parks Parking Lot project at the Heritage House. The added incentive to include these alternatives has benefit for combining two projects.
Bid Alternate No. 1 for Old Austin-Hutto Road is intended to accelerate construction through the use of an alternative pavement section. The Base Bid for the project includes the pavement section that has crushed limestone base material (“flex base”), as it is typically less expensive. Bid Alternate No. 1 changes to the pavement section that has Hot Mix Asphaltic Concrete (HMAC) Type B base material (“black base”). Due to differences in construction methods and material properties, black base is significantly quicker to construct. As a result of these factors, the estimat...
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