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rO: The Honorable Members of the Board of County Commissioners THRU: Michael Wright, County Administra r �J FROM: James W. Davis, P.E., Public Works Director DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS DATE: May 11, 1983 FILE: SUBJECT: Indian River County Tracking Station Recreational Area, Award of Bids - Division I - Buildings and Site Work Division III - Landscaping REFERENCES: w Bids were readvertised and received May 9, 1983, for Division I, Building and Site Work, and Division III, Landscaping, for the Tracking Station Park. The Bid tabulation sheets are attached. One bid was received for each division. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The only bid received for Division I - Buildings and Site Work, was submitted by J.B. Walker Construction, Inc. -in the amount of $106,533.00. The bid submitted is above the Engineering Departments' estimate of $95,580.00. The bid bond was submitted. The questionaire and financial statement was not submitted. The bidder constructed the facilities at South Beach Park and has done work in Indian River County, Florida. The only Bid received for Division III, Landscaping, was submitted by Maddux Nursery and Landscaping, Inc., Palm City, Florida. in the amount of $41,281.72. This bid exceeded the Engineering Departments estimate of $25,000.00. No bid bond or financial statement was received. The bidder claims no work performedin Indian River County. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUNDING It is recommended that the low bidder for Division.I,,J. B. Walker Construction, Inc. be awarded the bid in the amount of $106,533. It is not recommended that the Land- scaping bid be awarded. This landscaping work can be performed by local landscape companies on a negotiated basis. Also, County Parks personnel can participate. Funding for the project will total $231,939.49. Since $277,500 has been allocated for the Park, a fund balance of $45,560.51 will remain uncommitted for landscaping and possibly further parking.improvements to the County Park land to the north. Funding shall be from account #102-210-572-66.39. Award is subject to DNR approval. Mr. Davis explained that they had received bids on Divisions II, IV, and V at the last meeting, and had sent out Division I and III for rebidding. He then went over his memo in detail. Commissioner Scurlock felt that one of the problems that we are running into on these smaller bid projects is that the local bidders are reluctant to fill out all the 41 MAY 18 1983 x 53 rxtbll 4