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Bid Award - West 6th Street Rails to Trails Section 3 (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to authorize the bid award to V. E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc. for the West 6th Street Rails to Trails Section 3 Project for the construction of an asphalt bike trail between SW 2nd Avenue and NW 10th Avenue, excluding the portion within the limits of the GPD Campus.
Explanation
On June 12, 2013, the City Purchasing Division solicited bids for the West 6th Street Rails to Trails Section 3 Project for the construction of an asphalt bike trail between SW 2nd Avenue and NW 10th Avenue, excluding the portion within the limits of the GPD Campus. Three (3) firms responded with bids. V. E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc., was the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $643,679.80.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $643,679.80 plus a 15% contingency amount for a total of $740,232 is allocated and identified in the Florida Department of Transportation Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement and the adopted Capital Improvement Plan for this project.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) award the bid award to V. E. Whitehurst & Sons, Inc., for the West 6th Street Rails to Trails Section 3 construction; and 2) authorize the City Manager to execute the contract and any necessary documents, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality; and 3) issue a purchase order in an amount not to exceed $740,232.