Title
Bid No. 2019-003 - Front Street Station from Ebrite Street to Galloway Avenue.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with low bidder DDM Construction Corporation for the Base Bid and all Alternates, in the amount of $5,556,743.80.)
Body
Name of Department
Public Works
Project/Budgeted Amount
$7,065,443.00
Sum of Bid/Bid Amount
$5,556,743.80
This project will reconstruct Front Street from Ebrite Street to Galloway Avenue. A special event area will be constructed between Broad Street and Lancaster Avenue with a permanent steel pavilion and provisions for a farmer’s market/event vendors. A lit steel trellis will be incorporated within McCullough Plaza, connecting Front Street Station to the core Downtown area. Additional parking is being added between Ebrite Street and Broad Street as well as between Lancaster Avenue and Galloway Avenue. Infrastructure improvements include replacing aging water and sanitary sewer lines, sidewalk installation, adding shared grease interceptors for adjacent businesses and adding drainage infrastructure through the corridor. Hardscaping and landscaping amenities have been integrated into the project that includes a pavilion in the special event area, trellis in McCullough Plaza, public art, stained concrete, benches, trees and shrubs.
Bid notices were broadcast through the BidSync electronic bidding system, published in the Daily Commercial Record newspaper and posted on the City’s website. Three responsive bids were received and opened on June 25, 2019.
The base bid includes all infrastructure improvements associated with road reconstruction, storm drain improvements, water line replacement, sanitary sewer line replacement, lighting improvements, irrigation improvements, structural improvements, hardscape improvements, and landscape improvements.
Alternate Bid Items were included in the bid proposal to provide the ability to add/remove/substitute certain infrastructure based on permitting approvals and to keep the project costs within the limits of the available funding. Bid Alternate A includes the addition of sidewalk improvements across the Union Pacific Railroad track on the west side of Galloway Avenue. Bid Alternate B includes substituting lime-stabilized subgrade for flexible base on the side streets. Bid Alternate C includes stained concrete in lieu of integral colored concrete. The project as designed and presented in public hearings includes the base bid and all Alternates.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., contacted references, reviewed other qualification information submitted and recommends award to low bidder DDM Construction Corporation. Construction should begin July 29, 2019, and should be complete by end of 2020.
Financial Implications
The Front Street Station project is funded by the Towne Centre Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) and Water / Sewer Revenue.
The budgeted amount for the Front Street Station project is $7,065,443. In addition to the construction contract amount, the budgeted funds must cover the costs associated with the project design, management, change order allowance, and project incidentals.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends award of the contract, to include the base bid and all Alternates, to low bidder, DDM Construction Corporation.
Attachment(s)
Recommendation Letter
Bid Tabulation (Purchasing)
Bid Tabulation (Engineering)
Bid Evaluation - Available Funding 7-9-2019
Location Map
Drafter
Wesley G. McClure, P.E.
Head of Department
Matthew Holzapfel, P.E.