Title/Name/Summary
Soils and Materials Testing and Engineering RFP- Award
History
In continuing efforts to ensure quality construction materials and methods are used and performed by contractors, staff utilizes the services of a construction material testing company. The current multi-year contract expired at the end of 2018. Although the service is primarily used in the annual Road Improvement Program and Fernway Road and Ditch Reconstruction Project, these services are also necessary to facilitate disposal of the village’s excavated spoils. Additionally, other village construction projects have utilized these services, which will continue the assurance of quality construction in the village.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was published on BidNet Direct from February 21st through March 8th, 2019. The details of the request are as follows: a three year contract, with the option to renew for one additional year, for soils and materials testing and engineering in connection with public improvements construction, MFT funded projects, new construction, and infrastructure construction projects. Staff requested hourly rates and unit pricing for a variety of personnel and testing/laboratory services.
Through BidNet, 392 entities viewed the solicitation. Twelve (12) vendors were sent a courtesy email. Eleven (11) vendors downloaded at least one of the proposal documents. Nine (9) vendors downloaded all documents. Seven (7) proposals were submitted electronically for consideration.
Unit prices from the seven vendors are summarized in the attached tabulation. The electronic proposals were privately opened and evaluated for completeness by the Clerk’s Office at 11:00 a.m. on Friday March 8th, 2019 (Proposal Responsiveness check attached).
Following a review of all proposals and each firm’s qualifications (Proposal Evaluation attached), Construction & Geotechnical Material Testing, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, IL has been deemed to be the best qualified materia...
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