Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the award of Bid No. 23-40, Sewer Main in Trimmier Creek Basin Project to JM Pipeline, LLC, in the amount of $1,540,446.
Summary
DATE: August 15, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jeffery Reynolds, Executive Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Authorize the Award of Bid No. 23-40, Sewer Main in Trimmier Creek Basin Project to JM Pipeline, LLC
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The 2019 Water and Wastewater Master Plan includes project 5S - construction of a 12-inch sewer main north of Chaparral Road and west of East Trimmier Road. This new sewer main will provide sewer service to new customers in the Trimmier Creek Basin. On May 24, 2022, City Council approved an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Killeen and Killeen Independent School District (KISD) in which KISD will fund 50% of Project 5S, up to $750,000. Provided that the sewer main will service a new proposed middle school (MS 15) in the area and the project can be completed by August 2024; the beginning of the 2024/25 school year.
On July 13, 2023, five (5) bids for construction of the Sewer Main in Trimmier Creek Basin Project were received, opened, and read aloud. The bids are as follows:
Purchasing, Water and Sewer, and Kimley Horn staff reviewed all bids and relevant bidder experience based on the selection criteria set forth in the contract documents and response of references. JM Pipeline, LLC is recommended as the awarded bidder for Bid No. 23-40, Sewer Main in Trimmier Creek Basin in the amount of $1,540,446 as they are the lowest responsible bidder and whose proposal is the most advantageous to the City for this project.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
(1) Do not award Bid No. 23-40, Sewer Main in Trimmier Creek Basin; resulting in the City not meeting the Interlocal Agreement's August 2024 timeline.
(2) Authorize the award of Bid No. 23-40, Sewer Main in Trimmier Creek Basin to the lowest responsible bidder, JM Pipeline, LLC.
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