TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF JULY 9, 2009
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Richard Lanyon, Executive Director
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Authority to advertise Contract 09-960-11 Concrete Beam Repair at the Racine Avenue Pumping Station and Concrete Crack Repair at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Outlying Areas, estimated cost $185,000.00, Account 101-69000-612680, Requisition 1273240.
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Dear Sir:
Contract documents and specifications have been prepared for Contract 09-960-11 Concrete Beam Repair at the Racine Avenue Pumping Station and Concrete Crack Repair at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and Outlying Areas.
The purpose of this contract is to provide services for concrete beam repairs at the Racine Avenue Pumping Station and to provide services to repair concrete cracks at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and outlying areas.
The estimated cost for this contract is $185,000.00. The estimated 2009, 2010, and 2011 expenditures are $130,000.00, $35,000.00, and $20,000.00 respectively.
The bid deposit for this contract is $9,250.00.
The contract specifications require that all concrete beam repairs be completed by December 31, 2009. The contract specifications also require that all crack injection repairs be completed by July 31, 2011. Liquidated damages of up to $100.00 for each calendar day may be assessed if the contractor is in default of the times specified in the detailed specifications.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA) will be included in this contract.
Revised Appendix D will be included in this contract. The type of work to be performed under the contract is within the Construction category for establishing PCE utilization goals. The PCE utilization goals, for this contract, are 20% Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), 10% Women’s Business Enterprises (WBE), and 10% Small Business Enterprises (SBE).
The tentative schedule for this contract is as follows:
Advertise July 29, 2009
Bid Opening August 25, 2009
Award October 1, 2009
Completion July 31, 2011
Funds for the current year are available in Account 101-69000-612680. Funds for subsequent years, 2010 and 2011 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 09-960-11.
Requested, Osoth Jamjun, Director of Maintenance and Operations, OJ:MPS:SO’C:MAG:TW
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 July 9, 2009