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Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to Doan Construction Company for the South Industrial Highway Concrete Pavement Repair Project ($1,071,197.58)
Memorandum
Attached for your approval is a resolution to award a construction contract to Doan Construction Company in the amount of $1,071,197.58 for the South Industrial Highway Concrete Pavement Repair Project ("Project").
Project Description: The project will repair the concrete pavement on South Industrial Highway between Eisenhower Parkway and Stadium Boulevard in order to maintain the pavement in good condition. The project also includes restriping to incorporate northbound and southbound bicycle lanes throughout the whole corridor.
Project plans and specifications were distributed through the City's procurement website. Six (6) bids were received and opened on February 16, 2021. Doan Construction Company of Ypsilanti, Michigan, was the lowest responsible bidder with a bid amount of $1,071,197.58, which is 40% lower than the Engineer's Estimate of $1,800,623.80 and $163,451.26 lower than the next lowest bidder. Attached is a summary of the bids received.
Doan Construction Company has successfully completed similar work in the City and is able to meet the Project requirements. Doan Construction Company has submitted all required Non-Discrimination, Prevailing Wage, Living Wage, and Conflict of Interest Disclosure forms and complies with the requirements of the City's Non-Discrimination and Living Wage ordinances.
When assembling the bid documents, staff inadvertently omitted a portion of the questions related to the Responsible Contractor Policy (RCP), therefore these questions were not completed by any of the bidders. Steps have been taken to make sure this error is not repeated. Based on their lengthy history working for the City, staff's experience with Doan Construction is that they are a responsible contractor who is very familiar with the City's standards and specifications. Therefore...
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