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A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Parking Garage 7 Construction Project to Thornton Construction Company, Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, pursuant to Section 2-763 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award” and Invitation for Bids (IFB) 2021-007.
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The purpose of this IFB is to contract with a qualified and experienced bidder for the construction of Parking Garage 7 located at 240 Minorca Ave.
On May 25, 2021, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised, issued and distributed IFB 2021-007. Forty-two (42) prospective bidders downloaded the IFB package from Public Purchase, the City’s web-based e-Procurement service.
On June 2, 2021, a non-mandatory pre-bid conference was held with thirteen (13) prospective bidders in attendance of the forty-two (42) prospective bidders who downloaded the IFB package from Public Purchase, the City’s web-based e-Procurement service.
On July 12, 2021, seven (7) firms submitted bids in response to the IFB: Burke Construction Group, Inc., Florida Lemark Corporation, KVC Constructors, Inc., Magnum Construction Company, LLC., OHL Building, Inc., Thornton Construction Company, Inc., and Wharton Smith, Inc.
The responses were reviewed by the Procurement Division in order to determine responsiveness to the requirements of the IFB and to identify the lowest responsive responsible bidder. The procurement Division finalized its due diligence process and confirmed that Thornton Construction, Company, Inc., is both responsive to the requirements of the IFB and responsible bidder.
The Public Works Department concurs with the Chief Procurement Officer’s recommendation to award the Parking Garage 7 Construction Project to Thornton Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $18,323.945.00 plus a contingency amount of $1,832,394.50 for a total of 20,156,339.50.