The request of staff for the City Council is to review the attached Genesis Group recommendation memo and to consider approval and award of the lowest bid submitted by Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC. in the amount not to exceed $1,764,883.14 for the 2018 Street Improvement Project - ITB No. 19-006 bid award.

As City Council may recall, the 2018 Street Improvement Project includes the annual repair and maintenance of many city arterial/collector roads, as well as residential road repair and maintenance, based upon the methodology in the Pavement Management Plan developed by the Citizens Advisory Committee, Genesis, and city staff.  The streets included in this task order are identified in the cycle two paving group as being in the worst condition in need of resurfacing or street reconstruction.  They include Gulf Dr. from US Hwy 19 east to Madison Street, a section of Main Street west of US Hwy 19 S curve to Southtowne loop, Massachusetts Avenue from Congress Street to Grand Boulevard. In areas where the existing sidewalk is cracked or damaged it will be removed and replaced as part of the project.  In flood prone areas the existing asphalt will be milled down so the new asphalt can be installed at the same existing grade.  In areas where existing stormwater inlet structures are located concrete flumes will be constructed from the edge of the road to the inlet structure as part of a best management practice.   

Two (2) competitive bids were opened by the City on February 22, 2019.  The project bids received ranged from a low bid of $1,764,883.14 to a high bid of $2,272,867.36.  The Engineer of Record has reviewed the bid documents required for each submission, contacted references, verified line item dollar amounts, and has submitted a letter of recommendation for bid award.