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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with D & H Asphalt, Co. for Pathway Reconstruction at Mary Beth Doyle Park - Bid #3970, in the Amount of $49,955.50 and to Establish a Total Construction Project Budget of $56,199.00
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a construction contract with D & H Asphalt Co. in the amount of $49,955.50 to complete the pathway reconstruction as identified in Bid # 3970. Funding for this project is included in the adopted FY 2007 Parks Rehabilitation and Development Millage - Fund 0018 budget. Renovations and reconstruction of park bike path networks have been identified in the Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan, 2006 - 2011 and the City of Ann Arbor Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, 2007. This portion of pathway in Mary Beth Doyle Park is in very poor condition and is the last remaining segment of bike path in this park that needs replacement.
As part of this construction contract, D & H Asphalt Co. will remove approximately 1,375 lineal feet of existing pathway materials, remove sub-base soils, and install an entirely new base limestone and bituminous asphalt pavement along with a maintenance entry gate. This path section lies within the central portion of the park and continues easterly to the Verle Street entrance.
The project was advertised on MITN BidNet service and documents were available at the Procurement Office. The proposal included an alternative price structure in an attempt to save on project costs, which we will accept in the award recommendation. Six contractors submitted bids ranging from $49,955.50 to $93,685.50. A bid tabulation of the base bids and alternative bids received is provided below:
Base Bid Amount Alternative Bid Amount
D & H Asphalt, Co.* $58,035.50 $49,955.50*
Best Asphalt, Inc. $54,761.87 ...
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