Title
Rejection of Construction Bids - 27th Avenue: Lower Buckeye Road to Buckeye Road Major Street Improvement - Design-Bid-Build
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to reject all bids for the 27th Avenue: Lower Buckeye Road to Buckeye Road Major Street Improvement project. Although all bidders were deemed responsive, all bids exceeded the Engineer’s Estimate by more than 24 percent. This project will be re-bid after staff evaluates scope modifications to solicit new bids within the project's budget.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to widen and improve 27th Avenue from Lower Buckeye Road to Buckeye Road. Work includes, but is not limited to: grading, asphalt concrete paving, portland cement concrete paving, concrete curb and gutter, concrete sidewalk, concrete sidewalk ramps, concrete driveways, concrete bus shelter/accessory pads, decomposed granite, catch basins, storm drain connector pipes, SRP irrigation pipes, private irrigation pipes, traffic signals, street lighting, manhole adjustments, water valve adjustments, mailbox relocations, traffic control devices, fencing (both new and relocations), relocation of fire hydrants/water meters, and coordination with utility owners for relocations.
Procurement Information
The Invitation for Bids procurement process is set forth in section 34-201 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Five bids were received on Dec. 11, 2018, and were sent to the Equal Opportunity Department for review. All five bidders were deemed responsive.
The Engineer's Estimate and the five lowest responsive, responsible bidders are listed below:
Engineer's Estimate: $3,220,936.50
Combs Construction Company, Inc.: $3,994,435.25
DCS Contracting, Inc.: $4,425,000.00
J. Banicki Construction, Inc.: $4,581,207.75
Blucor Contracting: $4,832,523.25
Hunter Contracting Co.: $5,422,161.12
The lowest bid received exceeds the Engineer's Estimate by more than 24 percent and is not within the budget for this project. Following rejection of all bids, staff will evaluate scope modifications before rebidding to provide an opportunity to receive new bids within the project's budget.
Location
27th Avenue from Lower Buckeye Road to Buckeye Road
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, the Street Transportation Department, and the City Engineer.