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Cit y of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Transportation and Infrastructure Committe <br />FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director <br />BY: David Sorensen, Project Manager <br />CC: Mayor Ekberg <br />DATE: June 9, 2017 <br />SUBJECT: Cascade View Safe Routes to School Phase II <br />Project No. 91510302 <br />Bid Award <br />ISSUE <br />Award the construction bid to Hoffman Construction for the Cascade View Safe Routes to <br />School Phase II Project. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In September 2015, the City was awarded a federally funded grant as part of the Safe Routes <br />to School Program that is to be used for the Cascade View Elementary School Phase II <br />Project. This project will provide construction of a traffic circle at 33rd Ave S/S 140th St and <br />sidewalks on the east side of 33rd Ave S between S 140th St and S 144th St and the south side <br />of S 140th St between Military Rd S and 34th Ave S. <br />This project also presented an opportunity to include additional water quality facilities desired <br />for this neighborhood and also requires some regrading of the street cross - section to <br />accommodate the new curb, gutter, and sidewalk. This additional work was included by using <br />Overlay & Repair and Surface Water funds. <br />ANALYSIS <br />A call for bids was advertised for the Cascade View Safe Routes to School Phase II Project on <br />April 19 and 26, 2017 and six bids were opened on May 10, 2017. The lowest apparent bidder <br />was Hoffman Construction with a bid of $1,412,889.25. The engineer's estimate was <br />$1,237,646.00. There were no bidding errors found in the bid tabulation. <br />Regionally and locally, we are observing recent bid results that have exceeded the engineer's <br />estimate. On further analysis, contractors and engineers are telling us that construction costs <br />are rising due to higher than normal material pricing and short supplies of qualified laborers <br />and subcontractors. Current bidding climate is extremely competitive in the contractor's favor <br />(see attached letter from KPG, the design consultant, outlining regional bid experiences and <br />factors), <br />Further, recent bid results in the City of Kent, the LID #363, the S 224th Improvement Project, <br />and the S 212th/72" d Intersection Improvement Project„ all came in 15% to 20% over the <br />engineer "s estimate. <br />17 <br />w \rw englpm1om0a- rw d rs prolectstsate mutes to school - cascade voew phase ii (91510902)Wesiplad and awadbld resub\award docs to t6nto memo bid award g9 -bg M 060917 dDcx <br />