On January 12, 2024, four competitive sealed bids were opened by the city. The bids ranged from a low of $269,000 to a high of $760,605. Subsequent to staff review of bid submissions and discussions with bidders, it was determined that there was confusion among the bidders with the ITB. The low bidder did not include the tank concrete sealant application process and several of the other bidders did not realize they were able to submit equal or better materials and products other than what was called out in the ITB.
The project bid items included the process of protecting interior walls, rebuilding interior construction joints, 24” Ductile Iron pipe and fittings inside the tank rehabilitation, surface preparation, sealant preparation, and product application for sealing tank, pipe protection, and construction seams from leaks and concrete and steel corrosion protection.
Due to the complexity of the project staff would like to proceed with the rejection of bids and rebid the project in an effort to reduce the wide disparity of bid amounts, and encourage a reduction in the higher three bids due to a better understanding of the project scope.