Rejection of Bids - Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary and Disinfection Improvements – Proj No. 119-069 - Thieneman Construction, Inc. & Superior Construction Co., Inc.

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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF ENGINEERING TO: Board of Public Works Members FROM: Jacob M. Klosinski, P.E. Assistant City Engineer SUBJECT: Agenda Request — Reject Bids 119-069 WWTP Secondary and Disinfection Improvements DATE: February 18, 2020 mNNWUNNNNN oIoIIOIOINONI010I RNNNNRNNNNRNNINMAIN A 0 1 N N A I Iiiii�i I I I I IIIOMUN i � I I I I I I Ii uN�4 The Division of Engineering and Division of Utilities request the Board of Public Works reject all bids for Project No. 119-069 WWTP Secondary and Disinfection Improvements that were received on February 11, 2020. All bids exceeded the available project budget for the work. All bids exceeded the Engineer's Estimate of Probable Construction Costs for the work. The Division of Engineering and Division of Utilities are reviewing the scope of the project and will be working with Arcadis U.S. to discuss options for revising the Plans and Specifications to re -issue and to re -bid a portion of the proposed upgrades. The goal will be to revise the current plans and specifications to include the most critical elements of the project that are within the 2020 Budget for the proposed capital project, All proposed upgrades included in the original scope of work are directly related to improvements for the Long -Term Control Plan for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades and compliment the City's efforts to comply with the Consent Decree. Some of the scope of work can be completed with a re -bid project. Other portions of the work will have to be constructed in a future project when capital and resources are available to bid the remaining work. The funding source for this project is the Division of Utilities, Sewage Works Capital Account (641-0630-415-4366). If there are any questions, please contact Al Greek at (574) 271-4210 at the Division of Utilities or Jacob M. Klosinski (574) 235-9496 at the Division of Engineering.