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Consent Agenda Item ri AtIN ,-- INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA # *, DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES Date: June 23, 2015 To: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services Prepared By: Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager AW Gordon Sparks, P.E., Environmental Engineer Eli- Subject: li Subject: Award of Bid No. 2015029 to General Underground LLC for an 8" Water Main Extension on Indian River Drive South of Roseland Road—UCP#4109 DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: The Department of Utility Services (Utility Department) received a petition on January 22, 2013 from ten residents of Indian River Drive requesting a water assessment project to extend an 8" water main from its present terminus(Sta. 51+00)about 550 feet north towards Roseland Road (Sta. 56+50).Staff decided it would be a good idea to also complete an 8" loop to the dead end water main by continuing it another 1150 feet to an existing 8" water main at the intersection of Indian River Drive with Roseland Road. This would improve overall pressure, supply, water quality and fire protection to the area. Therefore, the Schedule of Bid Item form was divided into two parts: Part A for the water assessment project and Part B for the completion of the water main loop to Roseland Road. The Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 3 confirming the special assessment on March 10, 2015 in connection with the water main extension. The project was advertised for public bids on May 8, 2015. The bid item form was divided into two parts: Part A was for the water assessment project and Part B was for the County loop extension project.The engineer's opinion of probable cost for construction was$129,175.00. ANALYSIS: On June 10, 2015,three (3) bids were received and opened by the Purchasing Division, as follows: 1. W. P. Underground Utilities, Inc. $155,463.50 2. Blue Goose Construction $184,864.70 3. General Underground LLC $123,779.36 Purchasing prepared a bid summary of the three (3) bids (See Attachment 1). Purchasing also received two positive reference forms for General Underground LLC. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the County and the customers in the water assessment project to award the bid to the lowest responsive and responsible contractor, General Underground LLC of Chiefland, Florida. The bid amount for Part A for the 33