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NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY'S CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING BID NO. 1415-18 AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT NO. K-1415-26 WITH PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,577,053.20; PERFORMANCE BOND NO. B-1415-14; STATUTORY BOND NO. B-1415-15, AND MAINTENANCE BOND NO. MB-1415-10 FOR THE SEWER MAINTENANCE PROJECT FYE 2012 AND BUDGET TRANSFER FROM THE SEWER MAINTENANCE PROJECT (SMP) FYE 2013 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
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BACKGROUND: In 2001, the citizens of Norman approved a five dollar per month maintenance fee providing for the systematic replacement of aged and deteriorating sewer lines. The Sewer Maintenance Project FYE 2012 (SMP12) is rehabilitative in nature, generally bounded by Boyd to the north, Imhoff Creek to the west, Timberdell to the south, and Elm to the east (see map attached). It will replace about 32,000 feet (6 miles) of sewer line and replace or rehabilitate about 120 manholes. All existing six inch (6") diameter pipe and all clay tile pipe will be replaced with high density polyethylene (HDPE) sewer pipe at existing grades and depths, with a minimum diameter of eight inches (8"), primarily using the pipe-bursting technique.
DISCUSSION: An advertisement for bids was published in the Norman Transcript on August 7 and 14, 2014. Project bids were opened on August 28, 2014. As shown on the attached Bid Tab, five (5) bids were received and PM Construction & Rehab, LLC was the low bidder at $2,577,053.20. Staff engineer's estimate was $2,562,680. Work should begin during November with a contract completion time of 365 calendar days.
The Fiscal Year Ending 2015 (FYE15) budget for SMP12 (project WW0070) includes an unencumbered balance of $2,386,350.07 for Construction (account 321-9338-432.61-01), a shortfall of $190,703 (rounded) from the low bid amount. Historically, our annual sewer maintenance project is funded at about $2,800,000. However, the FYE12 budget only provided the above stated balance, which has been subsequently ca...
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