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A Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Pump Station F Renovation project for Public Works to Comtech Engineering, Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in amount of $438,516.00, pursuant to Invitation to Bids (IFB) 2020-033 and Section 2-763 of the City’s Procurement Code entitled “contract award”.
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The purpose of this project was to obtain the services of a qualified and experienced contractor (“Bidder”) to perform renovations to Pump Station F located at 1490 Madruga Avenue Coral Gables, Florida 33146.
On October 14, 2020, the Procurement Division of Finance formally advertised, issued and distributed the IFB for Pump Station F Renovation. On October 22, 2020, a non-mandatory pre-bid conference was held with six (6) prospective bidders in attendance of the eighty-two (82) prospective bidders who downloaded the IFB package from Public Purchase, the City’s web based e-Procurement service.
On November 16, 2020, six (6) bids were received in response to IFB 2020-033 from: Comtech Engineering, Inc., Florida Construction & Engineering, Inc., JVA Engineering Contractor, Inc., Maestre Construction, Inc., Pabon Engineering, Inc., and Stonehenge Construction, LLC.
The responses were reviewed by the Procurement Division to determine responsiveness to the requirements of the IFB. Once this step was completed, Public Works conducted an evaluation of the lowest response. The Procurement Division finalized its’ due diligence process and confirmed that Comtech Engineering, Inc., is both responsive to the requirements of the IFB and a responsible firm.
The Public Works Department concurs with the Chief Procurement Officer’s recommendation to award the Pump Station F Renovations project to Comtech Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $438,516.00 plus a contingency amount of $65,777.40 for a total of $504,293.40