MEMORANDUM 06-157

To: Walt Wrede, City Manager

From: Carey Meyer, Public Works Director

Date: September 21, 2006

Subject: Manley/Desperate Marine Building Demolition

Contract Award Recommendations

Public Works opened bids for the above referenced project on September 21. Below are the results:

Moore & Moore Services Homer, AK $ 38,222.70

Arno Construction, Inc. Homer, AK $ 41,560.00

East Road Services, Inc. Homer, AK $ 51,000.00

Twin Peaks Construction, Inc. Homer, AK $ 57,171.00

Alaska Pioneer Contractors, Inc. Kasilof, AK $ 62,157.00

Coldfoot Environmental Services Anchorage, AK $ 70,277.50

Endries Company Soldotna, AK $ 83,850.00

Herndon Construction LLC Homer, AK $ 86,945.00

Alaska Demolition Anchorage, AK $ 96,000.00

Suulutaaq, LLC Anchorage, AK $ 502,379.00

Public Works has reviewed the bids and evaluated the responsiveness of each bidder. The apparent low responsive bidder is Moore & Moore Services. The engineer’s estimate was $85,000.

This project will be funded from the account # 156-396. The budget for this work was established in the 2006 budget at $40,000. The City has expended approximately $8000 to date on an environmental survey of the buildings and bid preparation and advertising costs. Based on the low bid received and providing for a small contingency, the project is now anticipated to be $47,500.

Recommendation: The City Council should authorize the City Manager to issue a Letter of Intent to Award to Moore & Moore Services, Homer, Alaska. Upon meeting the conditions of the Bid Documents, the City Manager should be authorized to award the contract to Moore & Moore Services in the amount of $38,222.70; issue a Notice to Proceed, and execute all required documents needed to complete this project (in accordance with this and previous authorizations by the City Council).

Award Date…………………………………….………………..……..September 25, 2006

Pre-Construction and Notice to Proceed……………………………….. October 1, 2006

Completion……………….………………………………….…. ….. November 22^, 2006