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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: January 13, 2025
SUBJECT:
A resolution to award a contract to Connelly Electric Company in an amount not-to-exceed of $53,500.00 for the Water Production Division (WPD).
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval to award a contract to Connelly Electric Company (Connelly), Addison, IL, for the electrical improvements necessary to upsize the pumping capacity of High Pressure Pump #1 at the City of Aurora Water Treatment Plant.
BACKGROUND:
High Pressure Pump #1 is one of three pumps used to distribute finished water from the treatment plant to the high pressure zone of the city's water distribution system. Trending of water demand indicates a need to proactively increase pumping capacity to the high pressure zone as future water demand increases. The proposed upsizing of this pump will provide an additional 500,000 gallons per day of pumping capacity to the high pressure zone. The purchase of the new pump and motor was previously approved by City Council via resolution R24-342.
DISCUSSION:
The project to perform the electrical improvements work was publicly advertised on November 10, 2024 (Bid No. 24-118) and bids were opened on December 11, 2024. Two (2) bids were received and the bid tabulation is attached.
The lowest base bid including allowances is $53,500.00 submitted by Connelly and the second base bid was submitted by Volt Electric, Inc. for $66,810.00. The engineer's estimate of probable construction cost is $64,613 provided by Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT). Therefore, Connelly submitted the lowest, responsive, responsible bid. A letter of recommendation from CMT to award the electrical improvements project for High Pressure Pump #1 to Connelly is attached and the WPD concurs with this recommendation.
Funds are available in the 2025 City Budget in Account No. 510-4058-511-38-01 from a previously approved Decision Package. In addition, a grant wa...
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