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BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Utilities Department has identified a need to establish a contract with a general utilities contractor for miscellaneous water and sewer line replacement and extensions projects during the current budget year The open end contract for this period is estimated at $300,000 worth of miscellaneous labor. Each bidder is required to provide satisfactory evidence that his company can secure a performance bond for the aforementioned amount A separate performance bond and labor and material payment bond shall be required for each work order whose value exceeds $25,000 and shall contain a specific provision that delay damages are covered by the performance bond. Bid Opening Date: October 11, 2000 at 2:00 P.M Pre•Bid Conference Held: September 29, 2000 Advertising Dates: September 20 & 27, 2000 Vendors Requesting Plans: Six (6) Vendors Advertisement Mailed To: Thirty two (321 Vendors Replies. One (1) Vendor VENDOR BID TOTAL Treasure Coast Contracting $65,276.00 Vero Beach, Florida RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the sole bid be rejected due to inflated unit prices compared to current market rate, revise the specifications (remove mobilization and de -watering charges and add a multiplier for emergency work) and re -bid this contract (Department Memo Attached.) ON MOTION by Commissioner Stanbridge, SECONDED by Commissioner Tippin, the Board, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Ginn absent), unanimously rejected the sole bid due to inflated unit prices compared to current market rate and authorized staff to revise the specifications and re- bid the contract, as recommended by staff 9.A.1. PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE 2000-037 AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY CHANGING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR: (1) CARSON PLATT - ±5,361 ACRES LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-95 AND CR -512 FROM AG -1 AND AG -2 TO C-1; (2) BERRY GROVES - ±3,288 ACRES NOVEMBER 14, 2000 -34- BK 116 PG 046