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Page 3 <br /> PC South—Approval of Contract for Construction <br /> BCC Meeting —July 16, 2013 <br /> (W July 8, 2013 <br /> • Total Phosphorus = 2,450 pounds = 1,225 forty pound bags of 10=5-10 (N-P-K) <br /> fertilizer. <br /> • Total Suspended Solids = 25,389 pounds = 12.7 tons. <br /> DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES <br /> A. Construction Contract for PC South Algal Nutrient Removal Facility and <br /> Pump Station <br /> The PC South construction contract includes construction of the PC South treatment <br /> facility near the South County Water Treatment Plant, and a canal water pumping <br /> station at the South Relief Canal near 27th Avenue. Attachment A shows the locations <br /> of the PC South site and the South Relief Canal Pump Station. Construction plans, <br /> specifications, bidding, and contract documents were prepared by Public Works <br /> Stormwater Division with assistance from structural and electrical engineering <br /> subconsultants. Requests for bids for PC South's construction contract (titled "PC <br /> South Algal Nutrient Removal Facility") were advertised on April 25, 2013 (Bid No. <br /> (w 2013030). <br /> Five construction bids for the PC South treatment facility and the South Relief Canal <br /> pump station were received on June 5, 2013 and are listed in Table 1. Detailed bids are <br /> presented in Attachment B. <br /> Table 1 — PC South Algal Nutrient Facility Bids <br /> PC South Algal Nutrient Facility Total Bid Price <br /> Bidder <br /> Close Construction, LLC $5,856,660.20 <br /> Cardinal Contractors, Inc. $6,397,000.00 <br /> Lucas Marine Acquisition Co., LLC $6,784,000.00 <br /> Wharton-Smith, Inc. $6,939,010.00 <br /> Gibbs & Register, Inc. $7,866,572.00 <br /> With a low bid of $5,856,660.20, Close Construction, LLC is the apparent lowest <br /> responsive bidder. Staff researched Close Construction's bid submittal, references, and <br /> other pertinent information and discovered no reason why Close Construction, LLC <br /> should not be awarded the construction contract. The company successfully <br /> constructed another algal treatment system in Okeechobee for South Florida Water <br /> Management District; and it recently constructed Egret Marsh's concrete floway surface, <br /> replacing the original membrane/grid surface. A complete copy of Close Construction's <br /> 3 <br /> F:\Public Works\KeithM\Stormwater Projects\PC South Construction\Agenda Items\Agenda-PC South Recommendation of Bid <br /> Award for Construction.doc 179 <br />