The 40 Highway Complete Streets Project (no. 111802) will provide new sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, curbs & gutters, push button pedestrian signals, sidewalk ramps, street lighting improvements, retaining walls, and trees on the north side of US 40 Highway.
There were 6 construction bids for this project:
V F Anderson Builders, LLC: $2,285,774.90
Linaweaver Construction, Inc.: $2,485,931.10
Gunter Construction Company: $2,733,210.00
Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co. Inc.: $2,808,564.20
MegaKC Corporation: $2,919,611.00
Leavenworth Excavating & Equipment Co. Inc.: $3,053.585.00
Engineers Estimate: $2,544,406.00
VF Anderson Builders has successfully completed other construction contracts for the city. Their bid is being recommended for approval of this contract.
Per the requirements for federal funding, only an Invitation to Bid process can be used to select a contractor. No Requests for Proposal or Quotation are allowed. Up to $2.5M dollars of federal funding are associated with this project.
The City's Management Analysist Position is currently Vacant. In order to approve the construction contract, the City Council should waive section six of the City's Purchasing Policy:
6) Management Analyst Review
Prior to presentation to Council, the City Management Analyst must review and make a recommendation for contracts where the cost is between $500,000 and 1,999,000, if they will be in effect for more than a year; and all contracts valued at $2,000,000 or more regardless of term.
Item was approved in Novus by the City Clerk at the Management Analyst level.
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