ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT         


                                           Date: July 4,1996
                                           Dept. File No. H764-9


   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Tender 9607 - Construction of P.C. Concrete Curbs and
             Gutters and Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Sundry Streets


   RECOMMENDATION

        A.   THAT Tender Number 9607 - Construction of P.C. Concrete Curbs
             and Gutters and Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Sundry Streets
             from Imperial Paving Limited, the low bidder, in the amount of
             $1,485,881.50, be accepted, subject to a Contract satisfactory
             to the Director of Legal Services.

        B.   THAT the Director of Legal Services execute the Contract on
             behalf of the City.  No legal rights shall arise hereby and
             none shall arise until execution of the contemplated
             Agreement.


   COUNCIL POLICY

   Construction contracts over $300,000 are to be awarded by Council.


   PURPOSE

   The purpose of this report is to obtain Council approval to award
   Tender Number 9607 for the construction of curbs and gutters and
   pavement on sundry streets.

   BACKGROUND

   The projects in this tender are new construction and went forward
   to the Court of Revision on June 11, 1996. Of the projects proposed at
   the Court of Revision, 24 were approved.

   DISCUSSION

   Tenders for the construction of P.C. Concrete Curbs and Gutters and
   Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Sundry Streets ( Tender Number 9607) were
   opened on June 11, 1996 and referred to the General Manager of
   Engineering Services for tabulation.


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   All tenders were checked for completeness and accuracy and any
   miscalculations or omissions corrected.  Tabulations of the amounts bid,
   with the lowest bid underlined, are shown below:

   1.   Imperial Paving Limited            $1,485,881.50
   2.   Columbia Bitulithic Ltd            $1,493,598.33
   3.   Jack Cewe Limited                  $1,564,025.45
   4.   Winvan Paving Limited              $1,635,798.35

   These bids include 7% G.S.T. and are based on unit pricing of estimated
   quantities supplied by the Department.  Therefore, the actual cost of
   this tender may vary according to quantities measured during
   construction.  As well, extra or "force account" work, in addition to
   the unit cost work, may increase the cost of this tender.


   FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

   The Engineer's anticipated tender for this contract was $1,545,156.15
   which was determined on the basis of averaging the unit prices from the
   last local improvement street construction contract in 1995 and the
   first contract in 1996.

   The total estimated cost for construction of the streets in this tender
   is $ 2,569,503.66. This estimated cost contains provision for sewer,
   waterworks, electrical and utility adjustments, catch basin adjustments,
   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 1996 Streets Basic
   Capital Budget.


   CONCLUSION

   The low bid is balanced and consistent with the trend of contract unit
   prices for the past eight years and supports the recommendation that
   Contract 9607 be awarded to Imperial Paving Limited.

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