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Ordinance amending the FY 2019/2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Construction contract with Axis Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $1,252,354 for Intersection Improvements at three locations; Material testing with Team Consultants in the amount of $28,275; 5% contingency in the amount of $62,618; In-house labor distribution in the amount of $62,618 for a total project cost of $1,405,865
Presenter
Walter Shumac, Director of Transportation and Romin Khavari, City Engineer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On January 22, 2019 the City Council approved a professional engineering and surveying services contract to prepare Final Design plans for Intersection Improvements at the following locations:
o Lone Star Parkway/ S. Beltline Road- Design of Additional Northbound Right turn lane, Improvement to Pedestrian Crossing route and traffic signal modification.
o Great southwest Parkway /Lake Ridge Parkway- Design of Improvements to Right turn Capacity along Southbound Great Southwest Parkway.
o W. Jefferson Street /S Carrier Parkway- ADA Improvements to Pedestrian Traffic.
This project provides for paving, sidewalks, Barrier free ramps, traffic signals and drainage improvements at Lone Star Parkway/S. Belt Line Road, Great Southwest Parkway/Lake Ridge Parkway, and Jefferson Street/ South Carrier Parkway intersections.
The City of Grand Prairie advertised and received Five (5) bids for this project on Tuesday November 19, 2019; the base bid included Flexible base material for pavement subgrade, the total bid included added alternate for lime stabilized subgrade; the bids were as follows:
AXIS Contracting, Inc. Base Bid: $1, 252, 354.00 Total Bid $1,279,663.00
XIT Paving & Construction Basel Bid: $1,306,142.50 Total Bid $1,299,000.00
Pavecon Public Works Base Bid: $1,306,998.77 Total Bid $1,306,998.77
Urban Infraconstruction, LLC Base Bid: $1,284,381.00 Total Bid $1,361,866.00
Ed Bell Construction Base Bid: $1,696,521.24 Total Bid $1,714,866.54
The project engineer, Kimley-Horn and City Staff recommend that the Base bid for this project be awarded to AXIS Contracting, Inc. for the low bid amount of $1,252,354; this will result in total savings of $27,309 over the added alternate bid for lime stabilized subgrade;
This Project is anticipated to start in late January 2020 with estimated completion in December 2020
Financial Consideration
Funding in the total amount of $1,405,865 is available as follows:
1. $1,254,541 is available in Street Capital Projects Fund (400192), WO #02007003 (FY20 Intersection Improvements)
2. $151,324 is available by approving an ordinance transferring and appropriating from the unobligated fund balance in the Street Capital Projects Fund (400192), WO #02007003 (FY20 Intersection Improvements)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FY 2019/2020 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $151,324 FROM THE UNOBLIGATED FUND BALANCE IN THE STREET CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND (400192) WO #02007003 (FY20 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE FY 2019/2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget be amended by transferring and appropriating $151,324 from the unobligated fund balance in the Street Capital Projects Fund (400192), WO #02007003 (FY20 Intersection Improvements)
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019.