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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH AUGERE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND BUILDING RENOVATIONS PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (as amended 4/2/2019)
Brief Description: This project involves the renovations of the new City Hall Building located at 1140 Terex Road including improvements to the building floorplan with new offices, handicapped accessible restrooms, electrical improvements with new lighting and a generator, plumbing improvements to the restrooms and kitchen, HVAC improvements to the building, and miscellaneous interior renovations and the ADA accessible ramp as described on the plans and specifications for the building.
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Legislative History
17-178 - Enter into purchase agreement and permission to bid; 11/14/2017
17-192 - Issuance and sale of notes for purchase of 1140 Terex Road and remodeling, etc.; 12/5/2017
18-0002 - Discussion on space utilization; 1/9/2018
18-53 - Contract with Brandstetter Carroll, Inc. for Architectural Design & Professional Services; 4/17/2018
Purpose & Explanation
The first bids received in January 29, 2019 were rejected, due to the bids being 10% over the original consultants estimate. The City received three (3) bids on the first bid (See attached). After the first bids were rejected, the City staff spoke with the contractors and our consultant regarding the high bid costs and it was sensed the higher costs were due to the reduced number of skilled trades currently available within the area, along with most contractors are busy and prices for work in our area has risen over the past few months, which was most likely the cause the bids higher than anticipated.
The City Hall Renovations and ADA Ramp Installation Project was re-advertised, and public bids were formally opened on February 19, 2019. Five (5) bids were received for the project with the lowest and best bid being $2,467,188 submitted by Augere Construction Co. of Hudson, Ohio.
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