LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH CENTER
File #: 18-987    Name:
Type: General Business Status: Passed
File created: 8/14/2018 In control: Broken Arrow Municipal Authority
On agenda: 9/4/2018 Final action: 9/4/2018
Title: Award the lowest responsible bid to Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. and approve and authorize execution of a construction contract for the Verdigris River Water Treatment Plant Pretreatment Basin Expansion (Project No. 175436)
Attachments: 1. Certified Bid Tab 08.14.18, 2. VRWTP Bid Rec Letter
Broken Arrow Municipal Authority
Meeting of: 09-04-2018

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Award the lowest responsible bid to Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc. and approve and authorize execution of a construction contract for the Verdigris River Water Treatment Plant Pretreatment Basin Expansion (Project No. 175436)

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Background:
Over the past three years of operation of the Verdigris River Water Treatment Plant, the raw water quality during the warm weather months has created challenges with producing settled water quality within turbidity goals for optimum membrane filtration operation. The purpose of this project will provide improvements to the pretreatment basin.

The project consists of construction of two (2) rapid mix basins, two (2) train flocculation basins with plate settlers, a residual collection and pumping system and modifications to the chemical feed storage and pumping system and all appurtenances.

The project was advertised for bid on July 23, 2018. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was held on August 1, 2018. Bids were opened on August 14, 2018 and four (4) bids were received. All bids were responsive. The Certified Bid Tabulation is attached. The bids submitted were composed of the Base Bid and the Allowance equaling the Total Lump Sum Bid. The lowest responsible bidder was Walters-Morgan Construction, Inc., with a Base Bid of $6,702,000.00, Alternate A of $74,000, Alternate B of $57,000 for a Total Lump Sum Bid of $6,833,000, The engineer's estimate was $7,963,000.00 for the Base Bid, $134,000 for Alternate A, $134,000 for Alternate B, for a Total Estimate of $8,231,000.00.

Cost: $6,833,000.00

Funding Source: OWRB FAP Loan and Utilities Operations Fund

Requested By: Alex Mills, P.E., Engineering and Construction Director

Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: Certified Bid Tabulation, Recommendation of A...

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