SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Award a Construction Contract to Gator Grading and Paving LLC, of Palmetto, Florida, for the 2021 Roadway Resurfacing project, per Invitation to Bid (ITB) 19-0045-EN, in the amount of $2,550,000 for an initial one-year term with an option to renew for three additional one-year renewal terms on a unit price basis and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
ITB 19-0045-EN closed October 22, 2020 with Gator Grading and Paving LLC as the lowest most responsible bidder.
The City of Clearwater’s annual street resurfacing program is designed to prevent the deterioration of the asphalt road surface, maintain the integrity of the road substructure, and extend the useful lifespan of the roadways.
This contract will utilize milling machinery to remove a layer of deteriorated asphalt, apply a new layer of asphalt and provide many more years of service.
The streets scheduled for resurfacing in this contract were selected from the City’s pavement management plan, citizens' requests, and staff observations. The neighborhoods and streets included in this year’s annual resurfacing contract are College Hill Park, Imperial Park, Montclair Lake Estate, North Harbor Oaks, Skycrest and East Gateway, Sunset Highland and Brentwood Estates, and Druid Road from Druid Oak Dr. to Bypass Dr.
This is a unit price contract not to exceed a total of $2,550,000 annually with an estimated start date of December 1, 2020.
The city reserves the option to extend the contract on a yearly basis up to three additional one-year renewal terms.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
ENRD180004-CONS-CNSTRC $2,300,000
ENST180001-CONS-CNSTRC $ 250,000
Funds are available in capital improvement projects in amounts of $2,300,000 in ENRD180004, Streets and Sidewalks, and $250,000 in ENST180001, Storm System Improvements, to fund the contract and will be included in FY2022 through FY2024 Capital Improvement Program for future renewals in amounts of $2,300,000 and $250,000 per year.