Vancouver City Council |
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: July 13, 2001
Author: P. Chan - 7078RTS #02232
CC File No. 1805
Council: July 31, 2001
TO:
Vancouver City Council
FROM:
General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:
Award of Contract 2001-10: Construction of Concrete Curbs and Gutters and Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Sundry Streets
RECOMMENDATION
A. THAT, subject to Recommendations B. and C., Tender No. 2001-10 Construction of Concrete Curbs and Gutters, and Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Sundry Streets be awarded to Imperial Paving Ltd., the low bidder, in the amount of $1,383,720 with funding provided from funds set aside for Local Improvement streets construction and available from existing Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts.
B. THAT the Director of Legal Services be authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of Council, a Construction Services Agreement with Imperial Paving Ltd., for Contract No. 2001-10, Construction of Concrete Curbs and Gutters and Asphaltic Concrete Pavements on Sundry Streets, once such agreement is in a form satisfactory to the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Legal Services.C. THAT no legal rights are hereby created and none shall arise until such agreement is approved as to form by the General Manager of Engineering Services and the Director of Legal Services and has been executed and delivered by the Director of Legal Services.
COUNCIL POLICY
Construction contracts over $300,000 are to be awarded by Council.
On June 21, 2001, Council approved the Local Improvement projects by "Petition" in Court #601 and projects by "Initiative Principle" in court #602.
Policies governing the Local Improvement process are set out in the Vancouver Charter and the Local Improvements Procedure By-Law.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to obtain Council approval to award Tender No. 2001-10 for the construction of curbs and gutters and pavements on sundry streets.
BACKGROUND
The projects in this tender are new construction and the majority were approved at the Local Improvement Court of Revision on June 12, 2001.
DISCUSSION
Tenders for the construction of P.C. Concrete Curbs and Gutters and Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Sundry Streets (Tender No. 2001-10) were opened on July 11, 2001 and referred to the General Manager of Engineering Services for tabulation.
Contractor Bid Amount
1. Imperial Paving Ltd. $ 1,383,720
2. Columbia Bitulithic Ltd. $ 1,405,990
3. Jack Cewe Ltd. $ 1,417,647FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The Engineer's Estimate for this contract was $ 1,370,000. Comparing unit prices over the past five years indicate that the low bid is reasonable. The total estimated cost for construction of the streets in this tender is $2,900,000. This estimated cost contains provision for sewer, waterworks, electrical and utility adjustments, catch basin adjustments, inspection services, overhead, inflation, contingencies and unanticipated extra work in addition to the contract price. This additional work will be performed by the contractor, City crews or, in some instances, by outside utilities. Funding for the City's share of this work has been approved by Council as part of the Local Improvement approval process and are available from existing Engineering Department Basic Capital Accounts.
CONCLUSION
The low bid is balanced and consistent with the trend of contract unit prices for the past five years and supports the recommendation that Contract 2001 be awarded to Imperial Paving Ltd.
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