TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Timothy L. Bryant, CEO/General Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
FROM: Fayetteville Public Works Commission
DATE: November 13, 2023
RE:
Title
PWC - Bid Recommendation - Re-advertisement PO Hoffer Water Treatment Facility and Glenville Lake Water Treatment Facility Reliability Improvements Contract 55
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
High Quality Built Environment
Executive Summary:
Bids were received for the Readvertisement of the PO Hoffer WTF and the Glenville Lake WTF Reliability Improvements Contract 55. The lowest responsive, responsible bidder is Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC, in the total amount of $18,103,000 and $3,724,000, respectively.
Background:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, during their meeting on October 25, 2023, approved the bid recommendation to award the base bid and alternate bid for the Re-advertisement PO Hoffer Water Treatment Facility and Glenville Lake Water Treatment Facility Reliability Improvements Contract #55 to Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in the total amount of $18,103,000 and $3,724,000, respectively. The Commission also approved to forward this recommendation to City Council for approval.
Bidders Base Bid Alternate Bid Ext. Total
Crowder Construction Co., Apex, NC $18,103,000 $3,724,000 $21,827,000
Wharton-Smith, Charlotte, NC $22,654,000 $3,620,000 $26,274,000
MB Kahn Construction, Columbia, SC $24,177,100 $4,777,900 $28,955,000
Issues/Analysis:
The Commission is asked to approve a construction award for PO Hoffer Water Treatment Facility and Glenville Lake Water Treatment Facility Reliability Improvements Contract No. 55. Notice of the bid was advertised through PWC’s normal channels on July 31, 2023, with an initial bid opening date of August 29, 2023, extended through September 29, 2023. Bids were solicited from three (3) bidders. PWC received only two (2) bids for this project. A re-advertisement of the bid was then undertaken with a new bid opening date of September 29, 2023. PWC received three (3) additional bids for this project. The three (3) bids received were then evaluated by the Water Resources Engineering and Procurement departments. The lowest responsive, responsible bidder was Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC.
MWDBE/Local Participation: : Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC is not a local business and is not classified as a Minority or Woman-Owned business. They expect to allocate $161,500.00 in HUB expenditure with Crowder Trucking, a local MWDBE, and National Erectors, an MWDBE within the geographic statistical region.
Budget Impact:
Funding for this project will come from Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loans and revenue bond (Hoffer at 75% 205.0000.0435.2102911-06.700030. CPR1000458 Glenville at 25% 205.0000.0435.2102980-06.700030CPR1000458
Options:
N/A
Recommended Action:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission recommends the Fayetteville City Council approve the bid recommendation to award the Readvertisement of the PO Hoffer WTF and the Glenville Lake WTF Reliability Improvements Contract # 55 base bid and alternate bid to Crowder Construction Company, Apex, NC, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder in the total amount of $18,103,000 and $3,724,000, respectively, and authorize the CEO and General Manager of the Fayetteville Public Works Commission to execute for that purpose the contract for its construction.
Attachments:
Bid Recommendation - Readvertisement PO Hoffer WTF and Glenville Lake WTF Reliability Improvements Contract 55