Title
Bid Award for the McAllister Transmission Main Project
Issue:
Whether to confirm staff's recommendation to award the McAllister Transmission Main Project to Scarsella Brothers, Inc., as the lowest responsible, responsive bidder, confirming staff's determination of non-responsibility of WM. Dickson Co. and Jennings Northwest LLC for failure to meet the supplemental bidder responsibility criteria required for award of this project.
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to confirm City staff's determination of non-responsibility of bidders WM. Dickson Co. and Jennings Northwest LLC for failure to meet the criteria required in the bid documents, rejecting both bids and awarding the contract for the McAllister Transmission Main to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Scarsella Brothers, Inc., in the amount of $3,150,176.86, authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to proceed with such determination and award.
Staff Contact:
Rich Hoey, P.E., Director, Public Works Department, 360.753.8495
Background and Analysis:
Project History. In 1995, concerns over the vulnerability of McAllister Springs and costly requirements for water quality treatment led the City to request a transfer of its water rights from McAllister Springs (and nearby Abbott Springs) to the McAllister Wellfield. Nearly 17 years later, in January of this year, the Department of Ecology issued water rights for the McAllister Wellfield. As a result, the City will be able to use this Wellfield as a source to serve its drinking water customers in the near future. This will provide a more protected and productive supply of drinking water for City water customers. (See Attachment 4 for project background.)
The McAllister Transmission Main Project consists of construction of nearly one mile of pipeline to connect the Wellfield to the City's existing water transmission main at McAllister Springs. McAllister ...
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