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Public Utility D
ACTION
13
To: Board of Directors
From: Neil Kaufman
Date: April 03, 2013
Subject: Consideration of Awarding a Contract for the 2013 Water Pipeline
Replacement Project
1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD
Board approval is required for expenditures in excess of $15,000.
2. HISTORY
The District's last pipeline replacement project occurred in 2010. Since that time, there
have been a number of pipeline segments where it has been necessary to perform
repeated repairs.
The planned construction for 2013 entails about 2,300 feet of main line pipe located at
five separate locations in Tahoe Donner. Due to uncertainties with the currently
bidding climate, the bidding documents were structured as a base bid with one
additive alternate.
Item
Location
Base Bid
Davos Drive at Heidi Way
Northwoods Blvd at Norse Avenue
Northwoods Blvd above Chamonix Road
Northwoods Blvd at Coyote Moon Golf Course
Additive Alternate A
Northwoods Blvd at Viking Way
An overview of this project was presented to the Board of Directors at the March 6
Board meeting. As discussed at that meeting, the Water Department has allocated
$500,000 for the construction contract portion of the project. Other outside costs will
be incurred for geotechnical testing and environmental services during the
construction period. internal labor costs associated with construction inspection will
also be incurred.
3. NEW INFORMATION
The bid opening for Contract A was held at 9:00 AM on March 25, 2013. Ten bids
were received. A summary of the bids is given below:
BASE BID ONLY
Bidder
Location
Amount
Responsive
A&K Earthmovers
Sparks, NV
$368,969.22
Yes
Granite Construction
Sparks, NV
$378,378.00
Yes
Hansen Brothers
Grass Valley, CA
$444,354.65
Yes
Campbell Construction
Sparks, NV
$461,736.00
Yes
Vulcan Construction
Fresno, CA
$509,726.00
Yes
Sierra Valley Construction
Roseville, CA
$535,143.81
Yes
Lorang Brothers
Colfax, CA
$537,175.00
No
Sierra National Construction
Carmichael, CA
$543,988.00
Yes
AM-X Construction & Excavation
Truckee, CA
$575,943.80
Yes
Pfister Excavating
Vallejo, CA
$606,005.00
Yes
BASE BID WITH ADDITIVE ALTERNATE A
Bidder
Location
Amount
Responsive
A&K Earthmovers
Sparks, NV
$489,714.22
Yes
Granite Construction
Sparks, NV
$498,498.00
Yes
Hansen Brothers
Grass Valley, CA
$596,847.65
Yes
Campbell Construction
Sparks, NV
$632,326.00
Yes
Vulcan Construction
Fresno, CA
$691,840.00
Yes
Lorang Brothers
Colfax, CA
$733,612.00
No
Sierra Valley Construction
Roseville, CA
$741,094.98
Yes
Sierra National Construction
Carmichael, CA
$768,868.00
Yes
AM-X Construction & Excavation
Truckee, CA
$786,586.80
Yes
Pfister Excavating
Vallejo, CA
$836,205.00
Yes
As shown in the tables, A&K Earthmovers is the low bidder under both the "Base Bid" and
the "Base Bid with Additive Alternate A" options.
A&K Earthmovers has previously performed work in the Truckee area and constructed a
relatively small conduit and pipeline project for the District in 2007. The work of A&K
Earthmovers on that project was satisfactory and no major issues arose during the course
of the project.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
As noted above, the Water Department has allocated $500,000 for the construction
contract. Considering that the low bid from A&K Earthmovers for the "Base Bid with
Additive Alternate A" option is just under $490,000, it is recommended that the Districl
proceed with this additional work. It is recognized that the final construction cost could
exceed $500,000 once change orders are considered.
5. RECOMMENDATION
Award the District Pipeline Replacement - 2013 to A&K Earthmovers in the amount of
$489,714.22 plus a 10 percent change order allowance for a total amount not to exceed
$538,700.
Michael D. Holley
General Manager / Water Utility Manager