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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: APRIL 6, 2010
SUBJECT: HILTON FORCE MAIN REALIGNMENT AWARD OF CONTRACT
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council consider awarding the Hilton Force Main Realignment Contract, Base Bid plus
Alternate# 1,to CPS—Concrete Paver Systems in an amount of$480,912.00, authorizing
City Manager to execute said contract, and take any necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE:
Funds are available in the following Utility Bond Fund Balances:
'95 200-48940-534-1-000006 SW
'96 200-48940-534-2-000003 SW
`97 200-48940-534-3-000004 SW
199 200-48940-534-5-000007 SW
101 200-48940-534-7-000007 SW
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Hilton Lift Station lies immediately south of Fellowship Church on State Highway 121
and serves the northeast area of the city. The Hilton Force Main extends from the lift
station south to Bass Pro Drive and then west along Bass Pro Drive to State Highway 26.
The south leg of the force main route crosses beneath Cottonwood Branch over an
extended length due to the creek alignment.
We have experienced two major leaks in the force main in the creek crossing area in the
past 3-1/2 years. These leaks, with their close proximity to the creek channel, spread
downstream into Coppell but were not discovered until odors and other evidence of the
leak reached the Coppell park complexes approximately 8,000 feet downstream.
Ready access to the area is limited and response time to repair leaks in this area is slow.
Staff has engaged GSWW, Inc. to design a re-route of the line from the lift station to Bass
Pro Drive utilizing street right-of-way that did not exist when the line was constructed. The
line was originally designed and constructed along property lines and in the vicinity of
Cottonwood Branch to limit its route's impact on future developable property in the area.
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Since that time, Enchanted Way, Genesis. Way and Fellowship Way have been
constructed in the area and now a route providing much improved access to the line is
available to us. This reroute will improve our ability to identify problems with the line and
access them.
The project bid proposal included a base bid and two alternate bids. The base bid
abandons the old force main by plugging each end. Alternate one keeps the"abandoned"
portion of the Hilton Force in service as a backup where the old line will be closed off with a
valve at each end but remains available as an emergency bypass if needed.
CPS—Concrete Paver Systems was the second low bidder for the base bid and alternate
#1 at $480,912.00. The low bidder, Atkins Brothers delivered a Notice of Rescission
withdrawing their bid due to errors amounting to $60,000.00.
We received 12 bids.
Base Bid plus Alternate # 1
Atkins Brothers $407,380.00
Concrete Paver System 480,912.00
W. Brown Enterprises 526,701.00
Wright Construction 582,845.50
Utilitex Construction 594,071.00
Lewis Contractors 605,689.95
Whitewater Construction 614,800.00
M-CO Construction 6.19,449.79
Gin-Spen 667,861.80
John Burns 677,895.00
JT Dersner 687,305.50
Saber Development 905,998.05
Staff recommends approval.
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