TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 11, 2022
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Authority to advertise Contract 11-187-3F Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA, estimated cost between $57,133,000.00 and $69,161,000.00, Accounts 401-50000-645620 and 501-50000-645620, Requisition 1583426
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Dear Sir:
Contract documents and specifications have been prepared for Contract 11-187-3F, Addison Creek Channel Improvements, SSA.
The purpose of this contact is to improve channel conveyance in Northlake, Melrose Park, Stone Park, Bellwood, Westchester, and Broadview. The project includes various types of channel improvements, such as open channel, gabions, sheet piles, riprap, and stream clearing. This project, along with the Addison Creek Reservoir project, will help alleviate public health and safety concerns by reducing overbank flooding to approximately 2,200 structures along Addison Creek from Northlake to Broadview. The compensatory storage required for these channel improvements will be provided with the Addison Creek Reservoir project.
It is estimated that 288 jobs will be utilized as a result of award of this contract, with 142,589 man-hours of skilled trades utilized.
The estimated cost for this contract is between $57,133,000.00 and $69,161,000.00.
The bid deposit for this contract is $692,000.00.
The contract specifications require that all work commence 30 calendar days after approval of the contractor’s bond and shall be completed within 1095 calendar days after approval of the contractor’s bond. Liquidated damages are $1,000.00 for each calendar day that the contractor is in default of the time specified for failing to achieve substantial work completion and $200.00 for each calendar day that the contractor is in default of the time specified for completion of the entire work.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement will be included in this contract.
The Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D will be included in this contract. The type of work to be performed under the contract is within the “General and Heavy Construction” category for establishing Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE), Small Business Enterprises (SBE) and/or Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (VBE) utilization goals. The MBE, WBE, SBE and/or VBE utilization goals for this contract are 20 percent MBE, 10 percent WBE, 10 percent SBE, and 3 percent VBE.
The tentative schedule for this contract is as follows:
Advertise September 14, 2022
Bid Opening October 18, 2022
Award December 1, 2022
Completion November 30, 2025
Funds in the amount of $3,454,655.00 are available in Account 401-50000-645620 in 2022. Funds in Account 501-50000-645620 in the amounts of $23,023,193.00, $31,430,900.00, and $5,238,253.00 for 2023, 2024, and 2025 respectively, are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for those years.
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to advertise Contract 11-187-3F.
Requested, Catherine A. O’Connor, Director of Engineering, KMF: JK
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara J. McGowan, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for August 11, 2022
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