TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Construction Contract No. 2023-35 - Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWWRF) Sludge Drying Bed with C&T Contracting Services, LLC in the Amount of $567,163.09, With a Contingency of $56,716.00, for a Total Amount of $623,879.09.
Recommended Action
Approve Construction Contract No. 2023-35 - Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWWRF) Sludge Drying Bed with C&T Contracting Services, LLC in the amount of $567,163.09, With a contingency of $56,716.00, for a total amount of $623,879.09.
Background Information
As part of an ongoing maintenance program to avoid sewer overflows and correct deficiencies in the wastewater collection system, the City of North Port Utilities cleans and televises gravity wastewater mains. During the inspection process, debris is collected from the lines and disposed in drying beds. The city currently uses City of Venice and Charlotte County to dispose of the debris. Those entities have recently asked North Port Utilities to stop bringing debris to them.
The City of North Port is seeking to secure the services of an experienced, professional, licensed, and qualified Contractor capable of providing construction services in accordance with the specifications and drawings to construct the SWWRF Sludge Drying Bed in its entirety.
The following provides a chronological order of events regarding the competitive sealed bid process for this project:
Ø April 4, 2023: RFB No. 2023-35 - Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWWRF) Sludge Drying Bed Project was advertised.
Ø May 8, 2023: Two bids were received and opened.
Ø Staff reviewed the bids and the lowest, responsive bidder, C&T Contracting Services LLC was determined to be qualified by the Project Engineer of Record, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
Ø May 21, 2023: Notice of Intent to Award RFB No. 2023-35 to C&T Contracting Services LLC was issued.
Based on the above, staff recommends the Award of Contract No. 2023-35 to C&T Contracting Services LLC
Construction Contract No. 2023-35 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Strategic Plan
Infrastructure & Facilities Integrity
Financial Impact
The amount of $1,000,004 is available in the account numbers below and budgeted in the respective project:
|
Account Number |
Project |
Available Amount |
|
420-6062-535.63-00 |
U22WDB |
$1,000,004.00 |
Procurement
Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (SWWRF) Sludge Drying Bed project was procured pursuant to
Section 2-404 of the City of North Port Procurement Code - Competitive Sealed Bid Process.
Attachments:
1. Contract No. 2023-35
2. Notice of Intent to Award
3. Award Recommendation Memo
4. Bid Tabulation
5. Submittal by C&T Contracting Services LLC
6. RFB No. 2023-35 and Addendum
7. Florida Division of Corporations Documents
Prepared by: Daniel Weatherly, Business Services Coordinator
Department Director: Nancy Gallinaro, Utilities Director