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JOHN ROBBINS, ENGINEER, APPROACHED THE BOARD AND INTRODUCED <br />THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF: RANDY MOSBY, LYNN MUELLER, AND <br />GUY WILLS. MR. ROBBINS THEN REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION <br />REGARDING BID NUMBERS 87, 88 AND 89: <br />TO: The Honorable Members of ®ATE: August 13, 1981 FILE: <br />the Board of County Commissioners <br />'_' J <br />FROM: Neil A. Nelson <br />County Administrator <br />SUBJECT: South County Water System - <br />Award of Contracts <br />REFERENCES: <br />On July 14, 1981, bids were received for Parts I, II, and III of the South <br />County Water System. All bids have been tabulated and reviewed by the <br />County's consulting engineers, Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc. and <br />the following contract award recommendations have been submitted. <br />PART DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED BID AMOUNT BUDGET/ESTIMATE <br />I Distribution System <br />II Reverse Osmosis Equip. <br />III Reverse Osmosis Support <br />Facilities <br />Scarborough Const. $902,097.35 $1,316,908.50 <br />Inc. <br />Water Services of $1,217,091.00 $1,597,660.00 <br />America, Inc. <br />Gulf Contractors, $3,455,100.00 $3,414,247.00 <br />Inc. <br />Total - . $5,574,288.35 $6,328,815.50 <br />Although the recommended low bidders are approximately $754,527.15 below the <br />engineers' latest estimates, the total project costs are estimated to exceed <br />available funds by $425,808.81. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Sverdrup and Parcel has submitted an extensive review of available alternatives, <br />which is attached to this report, along with the complete bid tabulations. The <br />Administration has reviewed this material and is in concurrence with the analysis <br />presented by Mr. Robbins. In -addition, the option of rejecting any or all bids <br />and directing the engineers to redesign the project to comply with the available <br />budget is available to the Board. However, this option would cause further <br />delays in bringing the system on line and could result in higher total costs as <br />deleted items are added or enlarged at later dates. <br />AUG 191991 BOOT( .47 PAcf 208 <br />5 <br />