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Consider awarding a contract in the amount of $6,425,000.00 to Stampede Utility Construction LLC, for the construction of Map 39 Waterline Replacement Project PU2408 located south of Gore Blvd. between SW 38th and 52nd Street to rehabilitate waterline services.
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INITIATOR: Rusty Whisenhunt, Public Utilities Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Rusty Whisenhunt, Public Utilities Director
BACKGROUND: On March 28, 2023, City Council was given a presentation on Public Utilities' Water and Wastewater system conditions and a plan of improvements with a means of funding the improvements. On June 27, 2023, City Council approved the Master Service Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group, INC. Amendment No. 3 to the MSA was approved by Council on September 26, 2023, and included a scope of services and fee to provide Professional Engineering services for water system rehabilitation defined in work package #3. The Plans and Specifications and authorization for advertisement was approved by council on June 25, 2024. The rehabilitation project will incorporate new public water service lines and meter sets.
The project advertised for construction on July 3rd and 17th, 2024, with a non-mandatory pre-bid conference July 26th, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Public Utilities Conference room. A Bid opening was publicly held August 13th, 2024, at 2:00pm at City Hall. A total of three (3) bids were received.
After reviewing the bid documents, it is recommended to award the project to Stampede Utility Construction of Decatur, Texas, who submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the project. Jacobs Engineering Group, LLC, recommends awarding the contract to Southwest Water Works, LLC, in the amount of $6,425,000.00 for construction of the Map 39 Waterlines Project PU2408. The project will benefit The Citizen by preventing outage and providing safe drinking water to meet the goals of Safe Community and Our Pursuit of Excellence in the True North ...
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