The purpose of this item is the consideration of the award of a contract to JC Commercial for the construction of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility combined with the Addison Airport Administration offices at 4545 Jimmy Doolittle Road at Addison Airport. On December 11, 2018, Council approved the issuance of $7 million in Certificates of Obligation for the construction of the combined Customs and Airport offices facility.
Bids for the construction of the facility were initially posted on December 3, 2018 and opened on January 10, 2019. On February 7, 2019 the Town rejected the bids because they far exceeded the architect's cost estimate for the items that were included in this bid. The project was then rebid in February and bids were opened on May 2, 2019. After the bidding process was initiated the second time, the architectural design consultant firm, Page Southerland Page, Inc., notified the Town staff that they had made a significant error in the cost estimate for the facility. This mistake, combined with current conditions in the construction market, resulted in bids that exceeded both the project estimate and budget.
The 6 bids that were received on May 2, 2019 were:
| Bid Form |
Azteca |
FHP |
Hasen |
JC Commercial |
JE Dunn |
Phillips May |
| Base Bid |
$9,103,963 |
$8,740,000 |
-$6,576,807 |
$6,647,777 |
$7,400,000 |
$6,998,333 |
| Alternative 1 |
-$20,891 |
-$75,000 |
-$89,000 |
-$62,000 |
-$92,828 |
-$90,000 |
| Alternative 2 |
-$11,077 |
-$15,000 |
-$20,000 |
-$20,000 |
$28,750 |
-$20,000 |
| Alternative 3 |
-$56,349 |
-$75,000 |
-$28,276 |
-$104,000 |
-$107,045 |
-$100,000 |
| Alternative 4 |
-$13,503 |
$7,500 |
-$14,475 |
-$8,000 |
-$5,492 |
-$10,000 |
| Alternative 5 |
-$80,615 |
-$60,000 |
-$20,000 |
-$30,000 |
$21,033 |
-$35,000 |
| Alternative 6 |
-$15,654 |
-$10,000 |
-$5,000 |
-$1,700 |
$3,855 |
-$8,000 |
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| Total Bid |
$8,905,874 |
$8,512,500 |
$6,400,056 |
$6,422,077 |
$7,259,257 |
$6,735,333 |
| Evaluation Points |
79.79 |
82.55 |
93.00 |
97.46 |
93.74 |
95.80 |
The final contractor selection was based not only on lowest price but also most qualified bidder. The selection committee awarded points based on the bidder's proposed project manager's experience, their relevant work experience, and their project approach. JC Commercial scored the highest number of points and was chosen as the most qualified bidder due to their experience in building high security facilities and the qualifications of their project team and key personnel.
Because the bid was over the available budget, since the bid opening, staff and the consultant have met with JC Commercial in an attempt to reduce the cost of the construction. After extensive discussion related to the consideration of items that could be reduced through value engineering, the contractor's price has been reduced from the original base bid to $6,223,949. This amount is $13,320 more than what was presented to Council on August 13, 2019 because JC Commercial identified a $13,320 mistake in the calculation of the electrical lighting metal clad cable value engineering amount. This resulted in a $13,320 increase to their proposed price. The final proposed price is $6,223,949.
At the Council meeting on August 13, 2019, Council was provided information on the potential value engineering options as well as several potential additional funding sources.
After subtracting the cost reductions and adding the additional funding, there is still a project deficit of $110,939. Sunland Group, who provided cost estimating services under contract with Page will refund the fee of $51,260 for their work on this project. This reimbursement will be used to help close the gap, leaving a final deficit of $59,679 that will be closed by shifting funds from the Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget.
Funds for the construction of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility combined with the Addison Airport Administration offices are available in the Airport bond funds.
While the $6,223,949 for the proposed construction contract with JC Commercial is the largest component of the US Customs and Airport Administration Office project, it does not represent the total cost of the project. The original project cost was $9,691,033. Through value engineering of $508,528, the total project cost has been reduced to $9,182,505. Additional funding for the balance of the total project costs have been identified in the Airport Operating fund and will be brought before Council for consideration at a future meeting.
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