SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
Title
Approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Proposal from Ajax Building Company, LLC. of Oldsmar, FL, for the Solid Waste Recycling Facility Tipping Floor (23-0007-SW) in the amount of $447,721 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk for Continuing Contracts and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
September 17, 2020, City Council approved the use of Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services for Continuing Contracts per RFQ 40-20, to thirteen firms with Ajax Building Company, LLC, being one of the thirteen firms selected.
Ajax was selected for this project due to their past extensive experience with similar projects, their previous experience repairing prefabricated metal buildings, and experience with site supervision during the construction phase. Ajax also showed great understanding of the required end results and City facilities functions. In past projects, Ajax delivered a quality product, met designated timelines, and did so in a professional manner.
The existing Solid Waste Recycling Facility is aging and experiencing corrosion of portions of the metal structure and deterioration of the concrete base.
This project will repair the existing recycling facility, restoring the tipping floor and mechanical ramps to working condition. The project scope also includes repairs of the metal structures and base concrete. The repairs mentioned will provide city staff with a functioning facility to perform their assigned tasks more efficiently and safely.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
3247324-563800-C2302 $447,721
Funds are available in capital improvement project 324-C2302, Rebuild Solid Waste Admin Complex, to fund this GMP.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
This item falls under objective 1.2 (maintaining public infrastructure) within High Performing Government and objective 4.2 within Environmental Stewardship (waste reduction practices).
