Title
2011 Shotcrete Repair Program - Bid Award
History
The Public Works Department has been utilizing the pneumatic shotcrete concrete repair method since 2008 to repair manhole structures and roadway curbing. Over one hundred (100) manhole repairs and hundreds of feet of curb restoration have been done. The repairs undertaken thus far have shown no obvious signs of stress or failure. The repair method is minimally invasive and in many instances requires little or no restoration.
The legal notice for unit pricing bids for the 2011 through 2013 concrete repairs utilizing the pneumatic shotcrete repair method ran in the SouthtownStar Newspaper on Friday, July 1, 2011. One sealed bid was received and opened by the Village Clerk’s Office on Monday, July 18, 2011. The bid specifications outlined strict structural guarantees. Robert H. Ward & Assoc., Inc. of South Chicago Heights, Illinois, was the only vendor able to comply with the bid specifications. In addition, Ward & Associates has been performing these types of repairs for the Village for several years and we have had no problems and believe the repair and contractor provide good value and quality workmanship.
On August 15, 2011, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works and Engineering Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED AS PART OF THE AUGUST 15, 2011, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING COMMITTEE PACKET.
Financial Impact
The 2011 Fiscal Year Capital Improvement Fund has a Board approved Line Item 054-0000-499.71-25 in the amount of $2,720,000 for infrastructure repairs. $100,000 has been earmarked and will be needed to perform the pneumatic manhole and curb repairs.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve awarding the unit pricing bid for the 2011 through 2013 pneumatic shotcrete repairs to Robert H. Ward & Associates, Inc. of South Chicago Heights, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for work for fiscal year 2011.