TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF DECEMBER 19, 2019
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
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Report on rejection of bids for Contract 19-701-31, Installation of Disc Filters at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $1,500,000.00
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Dear Sir:
On July 11, 2019, the Board of Commissioners authorized the Director of Procurement and Materials Management to advertise for bids Contract 19-701-31, Installation of Disc Filters at the Hanover Park Water Reclamation Plant.
In response to a public advertisement of September 4, 2019, a bid opening was held on October 1, 2019. The bid tabulation for this contract is:
JOSEPH J. HENDERSON & SON, INC. $2,220,000.00
IHC CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, L.L.C. $2,231,000.00
Six hundred seventy-one (671) companies were notified of this contract being advertised and twenty-three (23) companies requested specifications.
A review of the bid submitted by Joseph J. Henderson & Son, Inc., in an amount of $2,220,000.00 was approximately 48 percent over the estimated cost of $1,500,000.00. Therefore, all bids were considered too high for award and rejected in the public’s best interest. The Director of Procurement and Materials Management has notified Joseph J. Henderson & Son, Inc., and IHC Construction Companies, L.L.C., of this action.
The Maintenance and Operations Department will revise the specifications of the contract and re-advertise in the future.
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:cm