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6.C. - Page 2 of 6 <br />The proposed sanitary sewer replacement project will improve the condition and reliability of the sewer <br />collection by correcting pipe defects and minimizing infiltration and inflow. This project will replace <br />approximately 12,762 lineal feet of 8 -inch and 10 -inch vitrified clay pipe (VCP) sewer main with new fl- <br />inch and 10 -inch, polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) and high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE), 74 sanitary <br />sewer manholes, and 267 sanitary sewer laterals. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Six bids were postmarked by June 26, 2020 and the scheduled bid opening was conducted virtually via <br />Zoom on June 30, 2020. <br />On July 1, 2020, after the scheduled bid opening had occurred, the City received an additional bid package <br />via Fed Ex. The bid package was properly postmarked by June 26, 2020 and shipped per City's previous <br />bid submission requirements. City staff evaluated the circumstances relating to the validity of the bid <br />submission that was received on July 1, 2020 and found it to be valid and reasonable. In this regard, City <br />staff elected to publicly perform a second bid opening via Zoom on July 21, 2020. Casey Construction Inc. <br />remained the apparent low bidder, as identified below. <br />The bid amounts are summarized in the table below. The Engineer's Estimate was approximately $41VI- <br />$4.5M. <br />Bidder <br />(lowest to highest) <br />Total Bid Amount <br />(as bid) <br />Casey Construction, Inc. - Emerald Hills, CA <br />$3,936,252 <br />Andes Construction - Oakland, CA <br />$4,117,640 <br />Bay Pacific Pipeline Inc. - Novato, CA <br />$4,239,616 <br />Mitchell Engineering - San Francisco, CA <br />$4,289,851 <br />Cratus Inc. - San Francisco, CA <br />$5,824,055 <br />K.J. Woods Construction Inc. - South San Francisco, CA <br />$6,238,000 <br />EPS Inc. dba Express Plumbing - San Mateo, CA <br />$6,453,290 <br />Engineer's Estimate <br />$4,000,000 to <br />$4,500,000 <br />The low bid of $3,936,252 submitted by Casey Construction Inc. is approximately 1.6% lower than the <br />minimum range of the Engineer's estimate of $4,000,000 and 12.52 % lower than the maximum range of <br />the engineer's estimate of $4,500,000. The engineer's estimate was determined based on construction <br />costs of sewer replacement projects from previous years. Staff reviewed several references provided by <br />Casey Construction Inc. for similar completed projects. The references provided satisfactory feedback in <br />regards to accountability and performance of the contractor. Based on the bids received and feedback <br />from the references, staff believes that the low bid is responsive, responsible, and balanced and staff <br />recommends awarding the contract to Casey Construction Inc. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />34 <br />