R2004-023 02-09-04 RESOLUTION NO. R2004-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AWARDING A BID FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE VETERANS DRIVE LIFT STATION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City opened bids for construction services associated with the
Veterans Drive Lift Station, and such bids have been reviewed and tabulated.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby awards the bid to Reddico Construction
Company, in the amount of $953,560.75.
Section 3. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to execute a
contract for construction services associated with the Veterans Drive Lift Station.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 9th dayof February ,
A.D., 2004.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
Mr. Joe Wertz
City of Pearland
3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, Texas 77581
February 2, 2004
S&B Letter No.: U0256.010
S&B Project No.: U0256
City of Pearland Bid No.: B2004-018
Re.:
Veterans Drive Lift Station
Recommendation of Award Letter
Dear Mr. Wertz:
S&B Infrastructure, Ltd. (S&B) is pleased to present this Recmmnendation of Award Letter for the
referenced project. After review of the bid proposals submitted, S&B recommends awarding the project to
Reddico Construction Company, Inc. for the amount of $953,560.75. A copy of the summary and detailed
bid tabulation and meeting minutes are attached.
The bid amount from Liftwater Construction, Inc. and B-5 Construction Co., Inc. did contain
multiplication and addition errors. The correct totals were determined using Section 15.1 of the
Instructions to Bidders section of the Project Manual.
We appreciate the opportunity to present this letter to the City of Pearland and look forward to assisting the
City during the construction phase. If you have any questions or need more information, please call me at
713-845-5417.
Sincerely,
M~ik e IHa~r~u,~p. ~E.~
Project Manager
attch.
cc: Mr. Gene Simeon - CoP Mr. Gordon Island - CoP
Ms. Peggy Betzer - CoP
Mr. Mike Harju - S&B
DCD/bcs
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3535 Sage Road. Houston, Texas 77056-7011 · 713.845.5401 · Fax 713.993.9301
SUMMARY BID TABULATION
VETERANS DRIVE
LIFT STATION
BID NO.: B2004-018
BID DATE: JANUARY 29, 2004
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CONTRACTOR
Reddico Construction Company, Inc.
R+B Group, Inc.
T&C Construction, Ltd.
LEM Construction Co., Inc.
Peltier Brothers Construction, Ltd.
Conn's Construction, Inc.
Liftwater Construction, Inc.
B-5 Construction Co., Inc.
GRAND TOTAL
$ 953,560.75
$ 1,167,210.00
$ 1,240,699.00
$ 1,258,810.00
$ 1,305,231.00
$ 17422,580.20
$ 1~474,997.01
$ 1,728,233.00
CONFE~NCE NOTES
Page 1 of 1
PROJECT: Veterans Drive LS and 30" Sanitary Sewer
I S&B JOB NO: U0256
CLIENT: City of Pearland DATE OF MEETING: 01/29/04
CLIENT JOB NO: B2004-018&019 I DATE PREPARED: 02/02/04
LOCATION: I PREPARED BY: David Dybala
PURPOSE OF MEETING: Post-Bid Discussion
ATTENDED BY: Peggy Betzer - City of Pearland cc:
Gordon Island - City of Pearland
Steve Read - Reddico Construction
Vernon Webb - Carter and Burgess
Mike Harju - S&B Infrastructure
David Dybala- S&B Infrastructure
THE FOLLOWING IS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATTER COVERED IN THIS
CONFERENCE. IF THIS DIFFERS FROM YOUR UNDERSTANDING, PLEASE NOTIFY US.
ITEM I DESCRIPTION OF DISCUSSION
Discussion 1 (Post-Bid Opening for the Veterans Drive Lift Station Project)
1. At the conclusion of the bid opening for the Veterans Drive Lift Station project the Engineer discussed with
the apparent low bidder, Reddico Construction Company, Inc.'s (Reddico) representative, regarding bid
items for both the Veterans Drive Lift Station and 30" Sanitary Sewer projects. The Engineer was
concerned regarding the relative low price bid for control of ground water and surface water and the price
bid in the extra items for wet sand bedding. The Contractor stated that they conducted their own
geotechnical investigation of the site and produced information different than that of the information
provided by the City's geotechnical investigation. The Contractor believes that they will not encounter
water during construction, therefore the low price bid. The Contractor also requested that the Engineer
contact Mike Gury with Reddico to discuss the bid schedule and the Contractor's geotechnical
investigation.
Discussion 2 (Discussion between Engineer and Contractor (Mike Gury of Reddieo))
2. Engineer: The Engineer contacted Mike Gury to discuss the relative low price bid for control of ground
water and surface water and the relative high price bid in the extra items for wet sand bedding. The
Engineer made the Contractor aware of the ground conditions found by the City's geotechnical
investigation. The Engineer stated that this investigation found ground water as well as piezometric
pressure in the depths that would be encountered during construction. The Engineer also mentioned that
the construction activities adjacent to the proposed lift station and sewer site produced ground water during
their deep well pumping operations. This dewatering operation may have impacted the driller's results.
The other contractor pumped the ground water down with 30' deep well pumps 40' apart. The Engineer
believes that if ground water is not dealt with properly that wet sand bedding, an extra item, will have to be
used for the entire project. The Engineer stated that this would be an unforeseen cost to the City.
Contractor: The Contractor stated that they conducted their own geotechnical investigation the week of
the bid and believes that dewatering will not be necessary. 4-5 holes were drilled along the project route.
A 50' bore at the lift station and 30-40' bores at the other locations. The borings indicated no ground water
or piezometric pressure. The Contractor's driller did not prepare boring logs. The Contractor's driller
conducted his borings after the dewatering operation at the Canterbury Park development. The Contractor's
driller also did not witness any water produced during the deep well pumping operation at the Canterbury
Park development. The Contractor does not believe that water will be encountered, therefore the low price
bid. If water is found and wet sand bedding is needed the Contractor stated that their price for wet sand
bedding, an extra item, will be used in place of the bid item.
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