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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with Cadillac Asphalt, LLC for the Earhart Road Improvements Project (RFP 23-25; $3,508,347.00) and to Appropriate $4,613,300.00 in Contributing Funds. (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval, please find a resolution to approve a construction contract between the City of Ann Arbor and Cadillac Asphalt, LLC (Cadillac) in the amount of $3,508,347.00 for the Earhart Road Improvement Project (RFP 23-25).
The scope of this project includes street resurfacing on Earhart between Geddes and US-23, some road widening (for the purpose of adding bike lanes), miscellaneous storm inlet replacements, sidewalk gap filling, protected bike lanes, crosswalk improvements, and 3 mini roundabouts with vertical delineators at: Greenhills (south), Greenhills (north)/Waldon, and Glazier Way.
The construction of the project is scheduled to begin in late July and continue through November 2023.
Engineering staff supervised the creation of plans and contract documents and bid the project through the City's Procurement Unit. On May 23, 2023, three proposals were received for this work. A selection committee comprised of Public Services staff reviewed the proposals and determined which bidder was the Best Value based on the criteria in ORD-21-41:
* Qualifications, Experience, & Accountability (20%)
* Workplace Safety (20%)
* Workforce Development (20%)
* Social Equity & Sustainability (20%)
* Schedule of Pricing/Cost (20%)
After reviewing and scoring the proposals, staff ranked the responding firms in the following order:
1. Cadillac Asphalt, LLC
2. Ajax Paving Industries, Inc.
3. Fonson Company, Inc.
Cadillac received the highest score among the proposals reviewed by the selection committee. Therefore, staff recommends approving a contract with Cadillac for this project. Cadillac complies with the City's Non-Discrimination and Living Wage ordinances.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: This project is included in...
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