HomeMy WebLinkAbout09209RESOLUTION NO. 9209
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR RUNWAY
ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL
AIRPORT UNDER FEDERAL AIP GRANT PROJECT NO. 3 08
0046 20 AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO
EXECUTE THE SAME
WHEREAS, bid proposals for runway electrical improvements have been
received and examined; and
WHEREAS, the proposal from Rural Electric was the lowest of those bids
determined to be responsible; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, THAT:
SECTION 1:
A contract for runway electrical improvements at Pueblo Memorial Airport be, and the
same is hereby awarded to said bidder in the amount of $350,157 plus 10%
contingencies. The awarding of the contract for the project set forth herein shall be
subject to the filing of sufficient sureties to be approved by the T urchdsing Agent of said
City.
SECTION 2
The Purchasing Agent be, and is hereby authorized to execute said contract on behalf of
Pueblo, a Municipal Corpordtion, and the City Clerk shall affix the seal of the City
thereto and attest the same.
INTRODUCED February 12, 2001
By Corinne Koehler
Councilperson
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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
AGENDA ITEM # I
DATE: February 12, 2001
DEPARTMENT: AVIATION
TITLE
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR RUNWAY ELECTRICAL
IMPROVEMENTS AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL AIRPORT UNDER FEDERAL AIP
GRANT PROJECT NO. 3 08 0046 2051 AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING
AGENT TO EXECUTE THE SAME
ISSUE
Should City Council award a contract to Rural Electric for Runway electrical
improvements at Pueblo Memorial Airport?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of this Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The Federal AIP Grant for this project was accepted by City Council on September 25,
2000 under Resolution No. 9118. This project was advertised for bids and Rural Electric
was the lowest responsible bidder. The project consists of the installation of runway
distance remaining signs (RDR) for Runways 8L /26R and 17/35; the installation of a
precision approach path indicator (PAPI) for Runways 8L and 35; the installation of
runway end identifier lights (REIL) for Runway 35; and the relocation of the electrical
equipment from the existing building to the new airfield lighting equipment building.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total amount of the project is $350,157 plus 10% for contingencies. The federal
portion is 90% and the local match is 10 %.
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December 27 2000
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Mr. Edward P. Chamberlin
Acting Director of Aviation
Pueblo Memorial Airport
31201 Bryan Circle
Pueblo, Colorado 81001
Subject: Pueblo Memorial Airport
Pueblo, Colorado
AIP Project Nos. 3 -08- 0046 -20, -21
City Project No. 00 -039A
Schedule I - Install Runway Distance Remaining Signs (RDR) for Runway
8L /26R and Runway 17/35; Install Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
for Runway 81,; Install Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL) for Runway 35
and Install Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) for Runway 3 5
Schedule II - Relocate Electrical Equipment from Existing Building to New
Airfield Lighting Equipment Building
Schedule III - Construct New Airfield Lighting Equipment Building
Recommendation of Award
Dear Mr. Chamberlin:
Bid proposals for the above referenced project were received and opened on Thursday,
December 14, 2000. Six proposals were received. Four of the proposals included Schedules I
and H work. Five contractors bid on the Schedule III development. The following table
shows proposal breakdowns for each bidder and schedule.
Bidder
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III Total
Engineer's Estimate
$270,000.00
$200,000.00
$300,000.00
$770,000.00
Rural Electric
$206
$143,922.00
No Bid
$350,157.00
TL Printz Contractors
No Bid
No Bid
$190
$190
Genova Construction
No Bid
No Bid
$239
$239
Acme Electric
$232,841.50
$220
$232
$685
San Juan Construction
$252
$243,636.00
$207,054.00
$702,694.00
GMG Inc.
$392,633.84
$320,812.02
1 $208,077.12
$921,522.98
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Washington Group International, Inc. • 5555 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 100 • Englewood, CO USA 80111 • P.O. Box 5888 • Denver, CO USA 80217
Phone: (303) 843 -2000 • Fax: (303) 843 -2208
For Schedules I and II, the proposal from Rural Electric is approximately 74.5% of the
Engineer's estimate for the same work. The highest proposal from GMG, Inc. for Schedule I
and II work totals $713,445.86, which is nearly 52% greater than the Engineer's estimate.
Overall, two contractor's bids were below and two contractor's bids were above the
Engineer's estimate.
Of the five proposals received for Schedule III construction, the apparent low bidder is TL
Printz Contractors. Their bid is over 36% below the Engineer's estimate; which totals
$109,234.58. There were not proposals that were greater than the Engineer's estimate.
Since Rural Electric has not previously worked on airports in the rocky mountain region,
verification of their abilities to complete a project in a timely manner and with safety in mind
was made. Two engineering consulting firms were contacted. Ron Schreier of Gannett
Flemming Engineers has worked with Rural Electric on several airport projects since 1988.
Ron believes that Rural provides quality work and also provides comments to provide a better
project. David Gilbertson of Gilbertson & Associates has the same comments of Rural
Electric's performance. In addition, he believes that Rural clearly understands critical airport
issues.
We have reviewed the bid proposals and compared the unit prices and total costs to the
Engineer's estimate. In general, all bid items for Rural Electric are consistently below the
Engineer's estimate. However, the unit prices for most of the TL Printz Constructors bid
items are greater than the Engineer's estimate, with two exceptions. The cost of mobilization
and the actual building construction cost are well below the project estimate. Quantities of
the remaining bid items are small and overall affect on the total project cost is minimal.
Rural Electric is listed as a DBE firm with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
and California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Their overall proposed goal is set at
80% which is $280,125.00.
T. L. Printz on the other hand did not submit DBE goals. There was some effort at providing
good faith efforts. Four of the sub - contractors contacted by Lane Burkhart of TL Printz were
known to be minority businesses. Due to the limited amount of work, he was unable to
interest any of the DBEs to provide him a bid. This issue was discussed with Naomi
Consuelo of the City of Pueblo, Purchasing Department Manager. With the combined
construction costs being $540,922.42, the overall estimated DBE goals will be over 51 %.
Since the estimated overall DBE goal of 9.1% was being met, Naomi did not have concerns in
TL Printz providing any DBE work.
We recommend to the City Council that construction of Schedules I and II be awarded to
Rural Electric of Mesa, Arizona. We recommend Schedule III construction is awarded to TL
Printz Constructors of Pueblo, Colorado.
We are requesting concurrence from the FAA, regarding our recommendations via a copy of
this letter.
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We are requesting concurrence from the FAA, regarding our recommendations via a copy of
this letter.
Attached with this letter are the following documents:
Tabulation of Bids
Invitation for Bids List
Plan Holders List
Original copies of the following documents are on file with the City of Pueblo Purchasing
Department:
Contractor Proposals
Proposal Guarantees (Bid Bonds)
Please call us if you have any questions regarding this recommendation.
Very truly yours,
Ronald F. ieho
Project Manager
Washington Infrastructure, Inc. Airport Services
cc: Mr. Chris Schaffer, FAA/ADO
Ms. Naomi Consuelo, City of Pueblo, Colorado, Purchasing Department
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