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r A U G 191991 BOX 47 ?Acf211 Based on a review and evaluation of the Bids received, it is our recommendation to award the Contracts as follows. Please note, other factors will be presented herein and should be considered by the Board of County Commissioners before making Award of Contracts. Contract Part I - Distribution System Contract Part II - Reverse Osmosis Equipment Contract Part III - Reverse Osmosis Equipment Support Facilities Award Contract to Scarborough Construction, Inc. in the amount of $902,097.35 Award Contract to Fater Services of America, Inc. in the amount of -$1,217,091.00 Award Contract to Gulf Constructors, Inc. in the amount of $3,455,100.00 Furthermore, in order to provide the Board of County Commissioners with full knowledge of this project and how the recommended Bids and other project costs relate to the funds available, a Project Cost Comparison is presented in Table I. As presented in Table I, the project requires additional funds in the amount of $425,808.81. Please note, of this amount, $175,000 is set aside as a contingency available during construction. It should be noted, the Bids received for Contracts Part I, II and III represent the construction -of a 2.5 MGD Reverse Osmosis (R.0.) Water Treatment Plant with the capability of being expanded to 5.0 MGD without modification to the building or the yard piping systems. The yard piping is actually sized for the ultimate treatment plant requirements. To expand the treatment plant to 5.0 MGD would only require the installation_ of four additional R.O. Units and applicable elec- trical components along with two additional wells. Please also note, Deductive Alternates were required in the Bid submittals. The total amount of Deductive Alternates submitted by the apparent low Bidders for each Contract was $148,639. Consideration of Deductive Alternates was accounted for in our recommendation of Award of Contracts, and a deduct of $2,900 was considered in the Contract Part III Award amount. The recommended Contract amounts for Parts I, II and III do not include the remaining Deductive Alternates totaling $145,739. The Deductive Alternates are primarily for smaller pipe sizes for yard piping and a spare high pressure booster pump. Furthermore, after a review of the Bids received with unit prices being considered, the Deductive Alternates do not represent a long term savings and will require added expenses in future expansions of the proposed facil- ities. There are several facts pertinent to this project which need presenting in order for the Board of County Commissioners to make a decision as to implemen- tation of this project. 1. The FmHA "take out letter" securing ultimate project financing must be received prior to November 10, 1981. 2. The County has an outstanding loan of $450,000 for the test well program to be reimbursed by the project fund. Presently, the County has secured this loan by a cash pledge of non-advalorem tax monies in the amount of $500,000. 3. The Bids were received on July 14, 1981. The County has 60 days to award a Contract or consider rebidding the project. Contracts should be awarded prior to September 14, 1981. Bidders are only required to hold their Bid Bonds and prices for 60 days. - M M