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                               ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                           Date: February 13, 1996
                                           Dept. File No. A759-51.01


   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     Manager  of  Facilities  Development,  in  consultation
             with the Chief Constable

   SUBJECT:  Vancouver Police Department, 312 Main Street,
             Office Renovations


   RECOMMENDATION

        THAT  the  contract for  the  renovations  to the  Vancouver
        Police  Building at  312 Main Street be awarded to Tri Power
        Construction  Ltd. in the  amount of $253,920  plus GST; the
        source of funding to be Capital Account 43 05 1910 999.

   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.
       Contracts are to  be awarded on the basis of  best value for
        the City.

   PURPOSE

   The purpose of this report is to recommend that this phase of the
   312  Main Street renovation project be awarded to the low bidder,
   Tri Power Construction Ltd.

   BACKGROUND

   In  November 1995,  Council  approved  a  report from  the  Chief
   Constable that  provided funding of  $1,507,500 for the  312 Main
   Street renovation projects.

   Contracts  totalling $312,000  have  already  been  awarded  for:
   furniture, security upgrade, and  spaces for Sexual Offence Squad
   and Operations Auxiliary Section. 
    
   This tender is for a  portion of the renovation work in  the Main
   Building and Annex. Contracts for the third floor, main building,
   and main floor, east annex will be tendered separately.


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   DISCUSSION

   From  a publicly  advertised invitation  to tender,  nine tenders
   were received on February 7, 1996 for the base and separate price
   items, as follows:

        Tri Power Construction Ltd.        $253,920
        Ark Royal Developments             $261,458

        Heather Brae Construction Co. Ltd. $262,400
        Key Engineering Ltd.               $266,910
        Novacom Construction Ltd.          $268,898
        Westport Construction Group Inc.   $281,500
        RMT Contracting Ltd.               $305,886
        Turnkey Construction Inc.          $326,015
        IDIL construction Inc.             $526,115

   It is recommended that  the contract be awarded to the low bidder
   Tri  Power Construction Ltd., in the amount of $253,920 plus GST.
   The low bid is within the amount budgeted for this portion of the
   project. 


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