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Ordinance amending the FY 2019/2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Construction Contract with Scott Dennett Construction, LC in the amount of $268,822.60 for expansion of the existing parking at Warmack Library through a national interlocal agreement with TIPS; a 5% construction contingency of $13,440.40 and a third-party construction testing allowance of $6,000.00 for a total funding request of $288,263
Presenter
Andy Henning, Senior Building and Construction Projects Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Costs above and beyond the construction contract value with Dennett Construction include a previously approved design services contract ($52,165.00); design contingency ($2,608.00); construction testing allowance ($6,000.00) and the five-percent (5%) construction contingency amount ($13,440.40), all of which equate to the total project cost of $343,036.00.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master interlocal cooperative agreements with various entities including The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS).
TIPS is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include hundreds of school districts, municipalities, counties, other local governments, and nonprofits across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with vendors currently being considered and/or utilized.
The construction services will be purchased directly from Scott Dennett Construction, LC through their TIPS contract #181101 for Job Order Contracting, effective January 31, 2019 and set to expire January 31, 2021.
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