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City Council Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 08/02/2022  

BACKGROUND
The proposals for the replacement of the existing irrigation well and storage tank were received on July 12, 2022. A total of one (1) proposal was received. The sole submittal was received from Associated Construction Partners, LDT in the amount of $286,800.00. No irregularities were noted. The engineer’s estimate was $107,036.90.  

Associated Construction Partners, LDT is a well-qualified prime contractor in this field of construction with sufficient experience with similar projects of varying size. Verification of the references were positive.

Unintech Consulting Engineers, Inc. understands the current market is volatile, with prices having shown an increase of approximately 50% in many of the related construction industries over the last six months. Regardless of the market, UNINTECH is of the opinion that the bid price is not reflective of current market pricing, and without additional proposals for comparison UNINTECH does not believe it is in the best interest of the City of Schertz to accept the proposal as submitted. Therefore, UNINTECH recommends that the City of Schertz reject all bids and seek alternate means of procurement.  City staff concurs with UNINTECH's recommendation and is working on a phased approach to the project with various subcontractors.
GOAL
To obtain approval from City Council for staff to reject the single bid received in response to BID 2021-022 and move forward with alternative procurement options.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
It is the responsibility of city staff to ensure that we are good stewards of city funds.  As such, moving forward with a bid that is more than double the engineer's estimate with no competing bids available to reference, is not in the best interest of the City and/or its residents.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 22-R-77.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact financially to rejecting the bid received.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 22-R-77.
Attachments
Resolution 22-R-77
Unintech Engineering Letter

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