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HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 05:285 -- II ~\t:£íûluthln nf tlp.~ ~nrnug~ Df Qlad~rd, ~~ W~ No 05-285 II DillC of Adoption Sppt"pmhPT 72, 2005 AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE HAYWARD AVENUE PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT/CONTRACT NO. 04-11 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution #05-37, the Borough of Carteret ("Borough") authorized the preparation of bid specifications and contract documents and advertisement for receipt of bids for the Hayward Avenue Pump Station and Force Main Replacement Project/Contract No. 04-11; and WHEREAS, the Borough has previously received bids for said project on June 9, 2005; and WHEREAS, initially, B & B Construction Co., LLC submitted the lowest bid for said work; and WHEREAS, based upon the above bid, the Borough authorized the award of a contract to B&B Construction for said work; and WHEREAS, B&B Construction advised the Borough that it had made an error in its bid submission and requested that it be allowed to withdraw its bid for referenced project; and WHEREAS, the Borough's Consulting Engineer for the project, Hatch Mott MacDonald, has advised the Borough that releasing B&B Construction from the requirement that it construct the project work consistent with its bid on the same is appropriate under the circumstances; and WHEREAS, Hatch Mott has further advised Borough that the second lowest bidder for the project, Scafar Contracting, Inc., has agreed to honor its original bid proposal for the project, as set forth in a letter from Hatch Mott dated September 9, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto; and WHEREAS, in light of the information detailed in the Hatch Mott correspondence and the recommendation contained therein that a contract for the project work be awarded to Scafar Contracting, Inc.; and WHEREAS, the Borough's Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are or will be available for the award of a contract for said work. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret, County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey as follows: 1. That the Borough hereby awards the bid for the Hayward A venue Pump Station and Force Main Replacement Project/Contract No. 04-11 to Scafar Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $1 ,452,050.00 for the Base Bid. 2. That the appropriate Borough Officials are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Scafar Construction, Inc., 225 Pacific Street, Newark, NJ 07114, for the Hayward Avenue Pump Station and Force Main Replacement Project/Contract No. 04-11 in the amount of$I,452,050.00 and in accordance in all respects with the request for proposals and bid on the same. NO. 05-285 PAGE 2 of 2 3. That Resolution No. 05-237 awarding a contract for the above referenced project to B&B Construction Co., LLC is hereby rescinded. 4. That a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Borough's Purchasing Department and Hatch Mott MacDonald for distribution to Scafar Contracting, Inc.. Adopted this nnd day of September, 2005 and certified as a true copy of the original on September 23,2005. KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, RMC/CMC Municipal Clerk LINDA A. RIVERA Assistant Municipal Clerk -- RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE -- NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YES NO BELLINO X ..'DT lõ'C X l)IAZ X X KRUM X SITAR7. X .- ..- .- - -------. ~--- u~._ X - Indic<lIC Vote AB - Ahsent NY - Not Voting XOR - Indirates Vote to Overrule Vcto ,.n Adopted al a meeling of the Municipal Council __September 22, 2005 ~ a ~ . CLERK ~ ~ ~DrDug4 Df (!1¡rf£n~f MIDDLESEX COUNTY ,New ] erse~ TEL (732) 541-3800 FAX (732) 541-8925 OFFICE OF KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, RMC/CMC MUNICIPAL CLERK 61 COOKE AVENUE CARTERET, NEW JERSEY 07008 Date September 20, 2005 TO: Patrick J. DeBlasio, Treasurer Borough of Carteret REQUEST FOR CERTIFICA nON OF A V AILABLE FUNDS: For: AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE HAYWARD AVENUE PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT/CONTRACT NO. 4-11 Name of Account: SCAFAR CONTRACTING, INC. . MOUNT TO BE ENCUMBERED: $1,452,050.00 -d.esolution # ~S --,) f? ~~<Cf"--'~ ~ '-~.J'!. KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, Municipal Clerk CERTIFICA TION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS , ,t,_.rr~asur:er of thp..B0!"0ughDf C?,.rter~t;,-èo hCi"cby certifyc that tlren;«art-SumtTéìir-í-Uhiiš- avaiI'ã5Tè'lrì'thè-.currêñí'----- budget to enable the Municipal Council to authorize the entering into a contract between the Borough of Carteret and: o.J.'" U4 , ~ ( ¿¡-Ç 4-A Co-.,,~¿::( :J .:::Ç<:... The funds available for this_contract are in the Budget, in the account of: <::-0'-1_ Q:>-I¡''-I- )..~'1 'l'lll.ì"j>,~ c:.._o,/_ ~_H7_?b, c: ,~..( - ..ø._11"t:J J-9Sl Ih5J{,oJ.Š'1 C.-Oo.f._ nS- 1'Þ~-).,.:o5 t.. Ll1e amount of: fl. '-{:>')... oSo.= . , By this certification, I have hereby encumbered the above named account >¡·1~/.'t3 i:>-3./'1q,," , or the amount of the contract. K 1. DeBLASIO, Treasurer Date: q /)~/<>-5 KMB/ cp