Background/Purpose of Request:
In April 2017, Right Angle Engineering was selected to design the Old Mill Road Force Main Project to remove a portion of the flow from H2GO from the Town of Navassa's sewer collection system and send it directly into the regional wastewater transmission system. Within portions of several of the Northeast Regional Participant's sewer collection systems there are areas whereby the wastewater from one Participant flows through the collection system of another Participant before being conveyed into the regional wastewater transmission system. This represents a challenge for the accurate measurement of flows for each Participant and some Participants have raised concerns regarding the impact and responsibility of the flows in their system from other Participants. In some cases, there is no written agreement between the Participants to allow this arrangement and no explanation for the evolution of the arrangement. To ameliorate the situation, the Participants agreed that renewal and replacement funds should be used to redirect "wheeled" flow into the regional transmission system.
The project was advertised and a total of five bids were received on April 18, 2019. These are detailed in the attached bid tabulation. The engineer, Right Angle Engineering, has reviewed the bid proposals and recommends the project be awarded to the lowest, responsive bidder, Step Construction.
Consequently, it is recommended that the Board approve the Notice of Award and authorize the Chairman and the Clerk to the Board to execute the construction contract with Step Construction in the amount of $479,000. |