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REPORT TO: Committee of the Whole
DATE OF MEETING: 2021-04-26
SUBMITTED BY: Ryan Scott, Manager of Procurement, 519-741-2200 ext. 7214
PREPARED BY: Polina Semenov, Procurement Specialist, 519-741-2200 ext. 7037
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 1
DATE OF REPORT: 2021-04-14
REPORT NO.: FIN-2021-23
SUBJECT: T21-003 Becker Street (Fife Avenue to Krug Street) Reconstruction
RECOMMENDATION:
That Tender T21-003 Becker Street (Fife Avenue to Krug Street) Reconstruction, be
awarded to Nabolsy Contracting Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, at their tendered price of
$1,899,925.95, including provisional items and contingencies of $222,723.00, plus
H.S.T. of $246,990.37, for a total of $2,146,916.32.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to obtain approval to proceed with an award as per
Purchasing By-law 2017-106;
There were seven (7) tenders received for this procurement;
This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
Engineering Services is proceeding with the reconstruction of Becker Street from Fife
Avenue to Krug Street. The properties along Becker Street is mix of single and multi –
residential dwellings. The total length of the underground work is approximately 490m.
The services were originally constructed in the 1950’s and are in need of replacement. This
work is being completed under the City’s Water Infrastructure Program (WIP) for road
reconstructions.
The project is scheduled to begin May 10, 2021, weather permitting.
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REPORT:
Tenders were advertised publicly on the City of Kitchener website. Documents were
downloaded by thirty-five (35) interested parties and by the closing date of Tuesday April 6,
2021, seven (7) tenders had been received.
The following tenders were received:
Bid Price
Nabolsy Contracting Inc. Mississauga ON $2,146,916.32 *
Network Sewer and Watermain Ltd Cambridge ON $2,242,413.59
Oxford Civil Group Inc. Woodstock ON $2,515,118.11
Steed and Evans Limited St. Jacobs ON $2,566,569.01
Morley's Contracting (Brantford) Ltd. Paris ON $2,632,812.78
Navacon Construction Inc. Brantford ON $2,641,205.28
410754 Ontario Limited o/a
Sousa Concrete Cambridge ON $2,677,134.98
The tenders were reviewed by S. Collie, AECOM, the City’s consultant for this project and
S. Shah, Design Engineer, who concur with the above recommendation.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
In addition to the costs anticipated in this tender, the design and implementation of these
types of projects typically involves city staff and resources from across the corporation.
These costs are included in the line item "Projected Costs: Staff Time/Permitting/Material
testing", and will be itemized when they exceed $125,000. Included in this line item are staff
time and expenses for all city staff in support of the project such as Engineering, Kitchener
Utilities, and Transportation Planning. The line item also includes all regulatory permitting,
geotechnical and material testing, detouring and traffic control, alternate access and parking
requirements and any other miscellaneous costs. Projects utilizing in-house staff will include
costs for inspection during construction and contract administration.
The net cost for this tender (A), is fair and reasonable for a purchase of this scope and the
upset limit is within the budget allowance (B) provided within the budget. Funding for this
purchase is included within the approved capital forecast. The estimated surplus (E) will be
returned to the WIP Road Reconstruction general account, and will be used to fund
unexpected deficits in WIP Road Reconstruction projects.
Tender T21-003
Becker Street (Fife to Krug) Reconstruction
The total budget for all phases of this project is $ 3,119,000.00
Estimated Cost for this Phase of Work
Tender T21-003 costs, including HST $ 2,146,916.32
less: HST rebate on proposal (213,551.58)
Net Cost Being Awarded 1,933,364.74 A
Projected Costs: Staff Time/Material Testing 38,683.15
Total Estimated Cost for this Phase of Work $ 1,972,047.89 C
Budget for this Phase of Work
WIP - Road Reconstruction - Sanitary Utility 1,245,000.00
WIP - Road Reconstruction - Stormwater Utility 623,000.00
WIP - Road Reconstruction - Water Utility 839,000.00
External Cost Recovery
$ 2,707,000.00 B
Estimated Surplus/(Deficit) for this Phase of Work (B - C) 734,952.11 D
Estimated Surplus/(Deficit) from previous phases 67,299.55
Total Estimated Surplus/(Deficit) $ 802,251.66 E
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM – This report has been posted to the City’s website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
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APPROVED BY: Jonathan Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services
Department