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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with Bailey Excavating, Inc. for the Ingalls Kingsley Water Main Project ($4,268,513.70) and to Appropriate $3,116,219.00 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 Bailey Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $4,268,513.70 for the Ingalls Kingsley Water Main Project (RFP 26-12).
The Ingalls Kingsley Water Main Project, located along Kingsley Street from Detroit Street to Ingalls Street and Ingalls Street from Kingsley Street to E. Huron Street, includes the following elements:
* Water main improvements, including replacement of an aging 6-inch water main that has a history of breaks, upsizing to 12-inch water main, and creating other improvements to improve reliability and water pressure
* Select stormwater system improvements
* Road resurfacing, curb replacement, bump-out additions at intersections, sidewalk and ramp replacements, and restoration of the two-way configuration on Ingalls Street from Kingsley to Catherine and on Kingsley Street between State and Ingalls, a separate Resolution for which will be forthcoming to Council
The construction of the project is scheduled from May through October 2026 and will be coordinated with other downtown capital projects.
Engineering staff supervised the creation of plans and contract documents and issued a request for proposals through the City's Procurement Unit. On February 26, 2026, five 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 th...
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