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Consider a resolution authorizing the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) to approve a Construction Contract with Excel Construction Services, LLC for the Phase 1C Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project.
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The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) would like to expand the treatment capacity of the regional water plant from 22 million gallons per day (MGD) to 32 MGD. This expansion will provide the necessary treatment capacities for the Cities of Cedar Park, Leander, and Round Rock based on the water demand projections until 2026. Round Rock will own 8.5 MGD (26.67%) of this capacity in the treatment plant.
Bids were opened for this construction project on September 26, 2018. Responsive Competitive Sealed Proposals (bids) were received from Archer Western, Excel Construction, CSA Construction and Kiewit (see attached). The rank order of the base price proposal was as follows:
Excel Construction: $7,388,270
Archer Western: $8,683,300
CSA Construction: $9,213,000
Kiewit: $9,314,300
Each proposal also includes six alternate proposals. After considering the alternate proposals, the BCRUA Operating Committee recommend including Alternate Items 1A, 1B, 2, 4 and 5. Excel's proposal for these items is $1,612,000. After considering these items, Excel Construction remained the lowest responsive bidder with a Final Negotiated Proposal of $9,100,270. Based on the recommendation of our design engineer, Walker Partners, the lowest responsive bid was from Excel Construction.
The BCRUA Operating Committee held a conference call with Walker Partners on October 3, 2018 and agreed unanimously to recommend award of this contract to Excel Construction Services, LLC in the amount of $9,100,270. Round Rock is 26.67% of the project total which represents a cost of $2,427,042.01.
Since the contract award will exceed the BCRUA’s authorized maximum of $500,000, per the Master Agreement, Board approval (October 24, 2018) of this contract wi...
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