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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: August 9, 2021
SUBJECT:
A Resolution to award a contract to Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Inc. in the bid amount of $33,687.50 for the 2021 Sidewalk Cutting Project.
PURPOSE:
To award a Construction Contract for sidewalk maintenance projects throughout the City.
BACKGROUND:
The City maintains over 530 centerline miles of streets that include sidewalks, pavement markings and bike paths. In addition to the yearly street resurfacing project, the City tries to perform an annual maintenance contract to replace deteriorated sidewalks, deteriorated bike paths, deteriorated pavement and old pavement markings that need to be replaced.
In addition to the City wide sidewalk removal and replacement taking place under Contract 2 by D'Land Construction, L.L.C. (R21-153), part of the sidewalk maintenance plan recommended this year is a sidewalk cutting program, primarily focused in the Carillon at Stonegate neighborhood. This work shall consist of saw cutting existing sidewalk horizontally to remove vertical elevation differences of 1/4" up to 1 3/4" on each side of a sidewalk joint for the entire 5-foot width of the sidewalk. All cutting will leave a non-slip surface in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements with the resulting finish being ADA compliant.
DISCUSSION:
This project was advertised on July 11, 2021 in the Aurora Beacon News, several vendors viewed the documents from the City's website and bids were opened and publicly read on July 28, 2021. The bid tabulation for the 1 bid received is attached as Exhibit 'A'. The lowest responsible bid was submitted by Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Inc. of Wheeling, IL in the amount of $33,687.50 which is 37.9% less than the Engineer's Cost Estimate.
The local preference ordinance does apply to this bid, however no local bidders submitted. Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Inc is located at 601 Chaddick Drive, ...
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