Resolution 41-21
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager
Date: June 22, 2021
Initiated By: Matt Earman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Re: Resolution 41-21 Accepting the Lowest and Best Bid for the South High Street –
Streetscape Enhancements and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into
Contract For the Project
Summary
Resolution 41-20 authorizes the City Manager to execute a construction agreement with Complete
General Construction Company to construct the South High Street – Streetscape Enhancements,
on the west side of the street from West Bridge Street south to John Wright Lane. The bid amount
of $1,070,088.41 was approximately 26 percent (26%) higher than the Engineer’s Estimate of
$847,866.95. The budgeted amount for construction of this project is $911,855. This includes
$784,855 from the Parks and Recreation budget, $60,000 from the Engineering budget for planned
sidewalk repairs and $67,000 from the Engineering budget for planned South High Street repaving
project. Staff attributes the elevated bid amount to enhancements to the design of the stone
retaining walls, additional foundations for seating areas, current elevated cost of construction
materials, and inflation in general. This is evident in the bulk of the bid items that were higher
than the Engineer’s Estimate attributed to building materials such as suspended pavement system,
limestone caps and veneer stone, concrete walls and forms, and brick. Analyzing the two bids
against the Engineer’s Estimate also revealed that both of the bids received, had identical material
bid items with elevated costs and only approximately $27,000.00 separating the bids.
Bidder Bid as Read Bid as Read
Over (+) or Under (-)
Engineer’s Estimate
Complete General Construction Company $1,070,088.41 +26.2%
Danbert, Inc. $1,097,112.11 +29.4%
If awarded, the project will excavate parking spaces along west side of South High Street to John
Wright Lane and install a Suspended Pavement System under the paving. This system will provide
the proper soil and rooting place for the new street trees planned for installation. Furthermore, 30
inch high single and double well, stone retaining walls will be installed between the existing
sidewalk and street to accommodate the new trees which also includes slot drains to ensure the
sidewalk will drain behind the short walls. As the work will impact the brick sidewalk, the
contractor would also rework the existing sidewalk to repair any settlement issues and joint /
setting bed washout areas. Finally the project will repave the width of South High Street from
West Bridge Street south to beyond John Wright Lane 0.07 miles, as defined by Dublin’s
Engineering Division’s repaving program.
Office of the City Manager
5555 Perimeter Drive • Dublin, OH 43017-1090
Phone: 614.410.4400 • Fax: 614.410.4490 Memo
Resolution 41-21 – Bid Acceptance – South High Street Streetscape
June 22, 2021
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Recommendation
Staff has thoroughly reviewed the Complete General Construction Company bid and found their bid
to be the lowest and best bid. The contractor has performed many projects with the City favorably.
Additional funding of $213,233 is required to enter into a contract to perform this project, which
includes a construction contingency of $55,000.00. This additional funding will be made available
with remaining funds from projects that have come in under budget and/or available funds from
other maintenance projects that can be deferred. Staff recommends approval of this resolution
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a construction contract with Complete General
Construction Company, in the amount of $1,070,088.41.