TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Timothy L. Bryant, CEO/General Manager
Fayetteville Public Works Commission
FROM: Fayetteville Public Works Commission
DATE: March 25, 2024
RE:
Title
PWC - Bid Recommendation - Re-Advertisement for Procurement and Construction of Gillespie B1.9 Solar PV Utility Station
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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 Re-Advertisement for the Procurement and Construction of Gillespie B1.9 Solar PV Utility Station. The lowest responsive, responsible bidder is Oral's Construction Company, Inc., Maxton, NC, in the total amount of $3,439,364.87.
Background:
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission, during their meeting on March 13, 2024, approved the bid recommendation to award base bid for the Re-Advertisement for the Procurement and Construction of Gillespie B1.9 Solar PV Utility Station to Oral's Construction Company, Inc., Maxton, NC, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, in the total amount of $3,439,364.87. The Commission also approved to forward this recommendation to City Council for approval.
BIDDERS TOTAL PRICE
Oral's Construction Company, Inc., Maxton, NC $3,439,364.87
Bowlin Group, LLC, Walton, KY $8,877,939.00
Issues/Analysis:
This project requires the contractor to procure, install, interconnect to PWC's distribution grid, test, and commission a utility scale turn-key 1.9 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic generating station to be located at 3858 Gillespie Street in Fayetteville. The construction contract will have a contract term of three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days from the Notice to Proceed date.
Notice of the bid was advertised through PWC's normal channels on September 29, 2023, with an initial bid opening date of October 31, 2023. The solicitation was readvertised on November 22, 2023, due to the minimum number of bids ...
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