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                          ADMINISTRATIVE REPOR

                                           Date: May 11, 1995
                                           Dept. File No.H764-9

   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Tender Number 9506 - Reconstruction of
             Portland Cement Concrete Curbs and Gutters &
             Asphalt Cement Concrete Pavement on Arterial Streets


   RECOMMENDATIONS

        A.   THAT Tender Number  9506 -  Reconstruction of  Portland
             Cement  Concrete  Curbs  and Gutters  &  Asphalt Cement
             Concrete  Pavement on  Arterial  Streets from  Imperial
             Paving   Limited,  the low  bidder,  in the  amount  of
             $248,832.50,  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  $200,000.00  are to  be awarded  by
   Council.


   PURPOSE

   The purpose of this report is to obtain Council approval to award
   Tender  Number 9506  for  the Reconstruction  of Portland  Cement
   Concrete Curbs  and Gutters and Asphalt  Cement Concrete Pavement
   on Arterial Streets

   BACKGROUND

   This  tender is for reconstruction  of the south  roadway of King
   Edward Avenue between Selkirk  and Oak (1994 Capital  Budget) and
   between Granville and Cartier (1995 Capital Budget).

   DISCUSSION

   Tenders for the Reconstruction  of Portland Cement Concrete Curbs
   and  Gutters  &  Asphalt  Cement Concrete  Pavement  on  Arterial
   Streets   (Tender Number  9506) were  opened on  May 3, 1995  and
   referred  to  the General  Manager  of  Engineering Services  for
   tabulation.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            $248,832.50
   2.   Jack Cewe Ltd.                     $270,458.00
   3.   Columbia Bitulithic Ltd.           $271,999.00

   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 $256,000.
   The  total estimated cost for construction of the streets in this
   tender is $350,000.  This  estimated cost contains provisions 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 1994 and 1995 Capital Budgets.

   CONCLUSION

   The low bid is balanced and consistent with the trend of contract
   unit  prices   for  the  past   seven  years  and   supports  the
   recommendation that Contract 9506 be awarded to Imperial Paving  
   Limited.


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