TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Award of Contract for the Eastside WWTP MCC Replacement and Alternate Water Supply Project JOL0801-SCADA Project to M.J. Electric, LLC in the amount of $4,480,000.00 and Award of Construction Services Agreement to Strand Assoc. Inc. in the amount of $434,200.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant utilizes multiple industrial electrical motor control centers to control various motors throughout the plant. Multiple locations in the Eastside Wastewater Plant utilize gear originally installed in 1989 that has become obsolete. Since the successful operation of the plant depends on reliable motor control centers, and due to the excessive lead time of new gear, plant staff concluded that proactively replacing the gear that has reach the end of its useful life would be more cost effective than allowing the gear to fail and then have to make an emergency purchase and paying a premium for expediting, in addition to other emergency costs.
Also included in this contract is the Alternate Water Supply SCADA replacement project. The City’s current water system SCADA was installed in 2007 and has reached the end of its useful life. This upgrade will replace the existing system and allow the new water system to be integrated with the remaining system.
City Staff bundled the MCC project along with the Alternate Water Supply SCADA replacement project to allow for more competitive bids.
The Eastside WWTP MCC Replacement and Alternate Water Supply Project JOL0801-SCADA contract was advertised in the Labor Record on Thursday, January 25, 2024. The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., two (2) sealed bids were opened and read in the City Hall Conference Room 1 for the Eastside WWTP MCC Replacement and Alternate Water Supply Project JOL0801-SCADA project. The bid summary is as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AS READ
M.J. Electric, LLC $4,480,000.00
Connelly Electric Co. $4,532,000.00
Engineer’s Estimate $5,710,000.00
The low bid by M.J. Electric, LLC. is 22% below the engineer’s estimate.
Funds will be charged to the Water and Sewer Improvement Fund / Eastside WWTP / Construction (Org 50180802, Object 557200, $2,688,000.00) and Alternative Water Supply Program - Joliet Fund (Org 54080000, Object 557200, $1,792,000.00).
Included with this Contract is a Construction Engineering Services Agreement for the Eastside WWTP MCC Replacement and Alternate Water Supply Project JOL0801-SCADA Project, for an amount not to exceed $434,200.00, on behalf of Strand Assoc Inc. This project will require specialized inspection services that are better suited to the City’s consulting engineer.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinance states that purchases over $25,000.00 may be awarded without written specifications under certain circumstances. Two (2) of these circumstances apply:
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council;
(g) Purchases of professional services
Funds will be charged to the Water and Sewer Improvement Fund / Eastside WWTP / Construction (Org 50180802, Object 557200, $173,500.00) and Alternative Water Supply Program - Joliet Fund (Org 54080000, Object 557200, $260,700.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council take the following actions:
1. Award the Contract for the Eastside WWTP MCC Replacement and Alternate Water Supply Project JOL0801-SCADA in the amount of $4,480,000.00, to M.J. Electric, LLC.
2. Approve the Construction Engineering Services Agreement for the Eastside WWTP MCC Replacement and Alternate Water Supply Project JOL0801-SCADA Project, in the amount of $434,200.00, on behalf of Strand Assoc Inc.
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