Title
McDowell Road: 83rd Avenue to 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road Fiber Transportation Enhancement - Design-Bid-Build Services - ST89360039 (Ordinance S-52823) - District 7
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to accept The Fishel Construction Company (FN) as the lowest-priced, responsive and responsible bidder and to enter into an agreement with The Fishel Construction Company (FN) for Design-Bid-Build Services for the McDowell Road: 83rd Avenue to 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road Fiber Transportation Enhancement project. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for services will not exceed $1,932,366.36.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to install approximately four miles of fiber and conduit infrastructure. The project will connect to the existing City of Phoenix and City of Tolleson infrastructure with a direct fiber connection to coordinate during non-recurring congestion and provide an agency-to-agency communication path for the City of Tolleson to connect to the Regional Community Network. The project will implement a reliable communication to connect Maricopa County fiber infrastructure and traffic signals and connect to the City of Phoenix and City of Tolleson's traffic signals to extend all three agencies real-time traffic management capabilities. The project will also provide a dependable connection to Arizona Department of Transportation fiber.
The Fishel Construction Company (FN)'s services include, but are not limited to: furnishing and installing conduit, pull boxes, bonding and grounding systems, fiber optic cable systems, cable tray systems, excavation, backfill, compaction of directional drilling and jack and bore pits, and locating existing conduit when new is to be intercepted with existing.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using an Invitation for Bids procurement process set forth in section 34-201 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Five bids were received on February 17, 2026, and were sent to the Equal Opportunity Department for review to determine subcontractor eligibility and contractor responsiveness.
The Opinion of Probable Cost and the five lowest responsive, responsible bidders are listed below:
Opinion of Probable Cost: $1,818,251.25
The Fishel Construction Company (FN): $1,756,696.69
B&F Contracting, Inc.: $1,918,797.88
MP Nexlevel LLC: $3,447,597.10
William Charles Construction: $2,963,128.65
Desert Services Information, Inc. $3,206,863.74
The bid award amount is within the total budget for this project.
Due to volatile material costs and increased labor prices in the construction industry, a 10 percent contingency is being requested to allow for project uncertainties. The initial contract will be executed at the bid amount of $1,756,696.69. Use of the 10 percent contingency above the amount will not be allowed without prior written approval of the Street Transportation Department Director and the City Engineer.
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is 300 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Work scope identified and incorporated into the agreement prior to the end of the term may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination of the agreement. No additional changes may be executed after the end of the term.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for The Fishel Construction Company (FN) will not exceed $1,932,366.36, including all subcontractor and reimbursable costs.
This project will utilize federal funds and is subject to the requirements of 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26 and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. The Budget and Research Department will separately review and approve funding availability prior to execution of any amendments. Payments may be made up to agreement limits for all rendered agreement services, which may extend past the agreement termination.
Location
83rd Avenue to 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Frank McCune and Amber Williamson, the Street Transportation Department and the City Engineer.