Title
Fiber Build to Police Training Facility - RFP 24-035
History
On February 29, 2024 the Village issued Request for Proposal (RFP) 24-035 “Fiber Build to Police Training Facility” requesting proposals from qualified contractors for the construction Fiber Build to the Police Department Training Facility 10609 163rd Place, Orland Park, IL 60462. In addition, an alternate was included in the bid to extend fiber to the Sportsplex at 11351 W. 159th Street, Orland Park, IL 60467.
During the four (4) weeks that the bid was open for review, forty-four (44) firms downloaded either partial or complete bid packages. RFP 24-035 was closed on March 28, 2024, at which point four (4) firms submitted proposals. Of the four proposals submitted, one proposal did not include all required equipment to be considered an acceptable bid and has been excluded. All remaining qualifying proposal packages and an audit of the proposal submittals are attached for reference. A summary of the proposal prices is provided below:
* Henkels and McCoy Inc.- Base Bid - $133,000, Optional Bid - $54,850.00, Total Bid - $187,850
* Adesta LLC - Base Bid - $144,677.36, Optional Bid - $104,097.57, Total Bid - $248,774.93
* Pirtano Construction LLC- Base Bid - $214,596.50, Optional Bid - $109,714.55, Total Bid - $324,311.05
Henkels and McCoy Inc. (“H&M”), who submitted the lowest proposal price, provided a Client Portfolio which was reviewed by DoIT. H&M demonstrated evidence of having successfully completed projects of much larger scale throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest including fiber builds for Verizon, ComEd and Bloomingdale Communications. There are a number of exemptions on the H&M that are not present on the other bids (see bid documents).
The Village has extensive experience working with the second lowest bidder, Adesta. Adesta has completed multiple fiber projects throughout the Village and has also worked with the local school districts on their fiber builds.
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