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Award of bid to Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc. for the American Rescue Plan Act Stormwater Starkey Facility M10 Modification (Rebid).
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the award of bid to Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc. for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Stormwater Starkey Facility M10 Modification (003900A) (Rebid).
• The purpose of this project is to retrofit and enhance the existing Starkey M10 Stormwater Management Facility by improving water quality treatment and maintaining the existing flooding level of service. A weir within the Starkey M10 Mitigation Facility and two upstream stormwater ponds west of Tall Pines Drive will be constructed to provide water quality treatment and alleviate flooding within the Starkey Watershed.
• 2 submittals were received with 1 responsive and responsible bid from Kamminga and Roodvoets, Inc. on June 6, 2024. The bid of $6,727,660.00 received from Kamminga and Roodvoets, Inc. was 4% under the engineer’s estimate of $7,044,066.00.
• Staff received clarification from the contractor on some pay items that were higher than the engineer’s estimate. The pricing logic for those pay items was sound, and the County considers the bid to be balanced.
• County staff and the Engineer of Record recommend the award of the contract.
• The construction agreement contains a fiscal “non-funding” clause.
• All work to be completed within 548 consecutive calendar days.
• The Small Business Enterprise commitment for this project is 11%.
• This construction agreement exceeds the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget of $5,099,000.00; however, the full construction agreement amount will not be spent in FY24, and Penny for Pinellas funding has been requested in the Proposed FY25-FY30 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) plan to support the current project estimate. The contract contains a fiscal non-funding clause.
• Stormwater Starkey Facility M10 Modification Project 003900A is budgeted in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2029 CIP and funded by Local Infrastructure Sales Surtax (Penny for Pinellas), ARPA, and a local grant with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Contract 24-0692-ITB-C in the amount of $6,727,660.00 with all work to be completed within 548 consecutive calendar days; Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.
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Strategic Plan:
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reduce/reuse/recycle resources including energy, water, and solid waste
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.4 Invest in infrastructure to meet current and future needs
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5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
Summary
The purpose of this project is to retrofit and enhance the existing Starkey M10 Stormwater Management Facility by improving water quality treatment and maintaining the existing flooding level of service. A weir within the Starkey M10 Mitigation facility and two upstream stormwater ponds west of Tall Pines Dr. will be constructed to provide water quality treatment and alleviate flooding within the Starkey Watershed. This project is being funded by the Penny for Pinellas, ARPA and SWFWMD.
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Background Information:
The Purchasing Division issued an invitation to bid on May 3, 2024; two submittals were received with award recommendation to Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc. as the lowest responsive responsible bidder.
The project area includes an existing wetland mitigation area known as Starkey M10 Mitigation Facility. This mitigation facility was permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER) and was constructed in the early 1990’s to offset impacts associated with filling ditches along Ulmerton Road at the intersection of Belcher Road and Ulmerton Road.
Fiscal Impact:
Stormwater Starkey Facility M10 Modification, project 003900A, is budgeted in the FY24-FY29 Capital Improvement Program and funded by Local Infrastructure Sales Surtax (Penny for Pinellas), American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and a local grant with Southwest Water Management District.
The Kamminga and Roodvoets, Inc. construction agreement, for an amount not to exceed $6,727,660, exceeds the Approved FY24 project budget is $5,099,000.00, however, the full construction agreement amount will not be spent in FY24 and the construction agreement contains a fiscal “non-funding” clause. Additional Penny for Pinellas funding has been requested in the Proposed FY25-FY30 CIP plan to support the current project estimate. The total project estimate in the Proposed FY25-FY30 CIP plan is $7,933,000.00.
Staff Member Responsible:
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Merry Celeste, Purchasing Director, Administrative Services
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Agreement
Bid Tabulation
Project Location Map