SUPPORTS ITEM NO. 2  
                                                      CS&B COMMITTEE AGENDA
                                                      JUNE 29, 1995        



                              ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT


                                                        Date:  June 6, 1995
                                                        Dept. File: A872.51



     TO:       Vancouver City Council

     FROM:     Manager of Facilities Development

     SUBJECT:  Garage Shops - Award of Roofing Contract




     RECOMMENDATION

          THAT the  contract for  reroofing the  Garage  Shops Building  be
          awarded  to Continental Roofing at  a cost of  $511,071 plus GST;
          source of funding  to be as follows:  Accounts   19 03 6101 999 -
          $350,000; 47 05 8464 999 - $107,445; and 19 03 6102 999 - balance
          including GST.


     GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

          The General Manager of  Corporate Services RECOMMENDS approval of
          the foregoing.


     COUNCIL POLICY

     Council approval is required for contracts over $200,000.



     BACKGROUND

     The  1994 Basic Capital Budget, 1994  Supplementary Capital Budget and
     the  1995  Basic  Capital Budget  provided  a  total  of $833,100  for
     reroofing the Garage  Shops, Stores, and  Operations buildings in  the
     Manitoba Works Yard.  To date, the Stores and Operations Buildings are
     being reroofed at a cost of $261,100, leaving an unexpended balance of
     $572,000.



     DISCUSSION

     By  open  public invitation,  tenders  were sought  for  reroofing the
     Garage  Shops buildings,  including a  separate price  for a  modified
     insulation  system.    The  following  prices  were received  for  the
     modified scope of work:

          Continental Roofing                          $511,071
          Design Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.             517,900
          Arbutus Roofing                               519,241
          Transwest Roofing (1994) Ltd.                 531,438

          Bollman Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.            532,200
          Marine Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.             540,998
          Broadway Roofing Company Ltd.                 554,000
          Cambie Roofing Contractors Ltd.               567,400
          Campbell & Grill Ltd.                         615,890
          More-Ply Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd.           661,373



     On the basis  of low bid and compliance with  the tender requirements,
     it  is recommended that the contract be awarded to Continental Roofing
     (A Division of  Roof Maintainer Inc.)  in the amount of  $511,071 plus
     GST.   This price is  within the unexpended  amount available for  the
     roofing project.  Tenders are valid to July 22, 1995.


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