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Construction Contract with Jackson Construction for Forum/Crossland Road Paving, Drainage, and Water Improvements; and Wastewater Improvements in Robinson Road and Along West Side of SH 161 between Hopi Lane and Mayfield Road, with a base bid of $3,491,357.25 and added alternate bid of $573,163.20 for the total amount of $4,064,520.45, 5% contingency of $203,226 and materials testing and in-house engineering of $362,758 for a total of $4,630,504
Presenter
Romin Khavari, City Engineer, Jim Sparks, Director of Transportation and Ron McCuller, Director of Public Works.
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
As part of the TIF-2, the following project was approved for construction. This project primarily provides for the extension of Forum and Crossland Boulevard to connect to the intersection built as part of the SH 161 Frontage Roads to include the extension of City utilities and any additional related items.
This project provides for the following improvements:
1. Extension of approximately 2,200 LF of Forum Drive (4-lane divided roadway in a 100' ROW) from its intersection with Waterwood Drive to the Forum/Crossland Crossing at SH 161
2. Extension of approximately 1,210 LF of Crossland Boulevard (4-lane divided roadway in a 100' ROW from the Forum/Crossland Crossing at SH 161 to the intersection of Robinson Road and Crossland Boulevard.
3. Installation of approximately 5,500 LF of 12" PVC wastewater line along the west side of Robinson Road, from the connection point at an existing Trinity River Authority (TRA) sanitary sewer line at Robinson Road's crossing with North Fork Fish Creek to extend north to Mayfield Road.
4. Installation of approximately 2,730 LF of 12" PVC sanitary sewer line west of SH 161 between Mayfield Road and Hopi Lane
5. Improvements include storm drainage; street lighting; traffic signalization; a 16" water line along the extension of Forum Drive and Crossland Boulevard; a duct bank system along Crossland Boulevard and Forum Drive (from Sara Jane Parkway to SH 161); and streetscaping
6. Cimarron Outfall improvements at Prairie Creek
7. Added alternate bid provides for the installation of 1,650 LF of 10' x 8' box culvert along the outfall channel between Cimarron Estates and Prairie Creek
Construction of this project is scheduled to begin in the end of November 2010 with completion in the second week of February 2012.
Financial Consideration
On August 24, 2010, seven (7) bids were received for this project. The low bidder was Jackson Construction in the base bid amount of $3,491,357.25 and added alternate amount of $573,163.20. Please see attachment of project breakdown and funding.
Based on the recommendation from our consulting Engineer, Staff recommends that this construction contract be awarded to Jackson Construction in the base bid amount of $3,491,357.25 and added alternate amount of $573,163.20 for a total of $4,064,520.45. Please note that Jackson Construction has performed many projects in the City of Grand Prairie and they have just completed Mayfield Road Paving/Airport Detention project.
Funding for this project of base bid and added alternate of $4,064,520.45, 5% contingency of $203,226 and materials testing and in-house engineering of $362,758 for a total of $4,630,504 will be provided as follows:
1. $3,679,916.40 is available in Street Capital Projects Fund (400192), WO #09909901-03 (Forum/Crossland)
2. $408,940.81 is available in Wastewater Capital Projects Fund (500692), WO #09910101-03 (12" SS along Robinson)
3. $377,546.27 is available in Water Capital Projects Fund (500592), WO #09910201-03 (16" Waterline)
4. $164,100.97 is available in Wastewater Capital Projects Fund (500692), WO #01003703 (Cimarron/Hopi)
48% of the above projects are from TIF funding.