HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN-06-040 - T06-057 - Lighting Poles & Luminaires Report to: Mayor Carl Zehr and Members of Council Date of Meeting: 2006-10-16 Prepared By: Larry Gordon Date of Report: 2006-10-11 Report No: FIN 06-040 Subject: T06-057 - Lighting Poles and Luminaires RECOMMENDA TION That tender T06-057, Lighting Poles and Luminaires, be awarded to Nedco Electric, Kitchener, at their tendered price of $149,362.07, including P.S.T. and G.S.T. BACKGROUND This tender is to provide lighting for the Joseph Street, Francis Street and Gaukel Street reconstruction projects. REPORT Tenders were requested from nine (9) potential bidders, advertised publicly in The Record, on the City of Kitchener website and the Ontario Public Buyers Electronic Tendering Information System. By the closing date of Thursday June 8th, 2006, six (6) tenders had been received. The low bid from Heritage Castings & Ironworks, Mississauga did not meet specifications for an octagonal component and was rejected. The second low bid from Gerrie Electric, Kitchener was not compliant as they did not include specifications on the products being tendered and was rejected. The alteruate bid from Guillevin Interuational, Kitchener also failed to include specifications on their alteruate bid products and was rejected. The following tenders were received: Heritage Castings & Iron Works Gerrie Electirc Nedco Electric Graybar Ontario Guillevin Litemor Mississauga, ON Kitchener, ON Kitchener,ON Kitchener, ON Kitchener, ON London, ON Tendered Price Alteruate Price $113,333.65 $136,062.35 $149,362.07 * $149,960.00 $151,538.26 $142,605.29 $153,778.48 J. McBride, Director of Transportation Planning, has reviewed the tenders and concurs with the above recommendation. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS Funding will be provided from index 852406 - Lighting for Joseph/Francis/Gaukel REVENUES Contribution from Capital EXPENSES Tender T06-57 Less G.S.T. Rebate Balance Additional Lighting & Installation BALANCE Larry Gordon Director of Purchasing $149,362.07 ($ 9091.60) $140,270.47 $300,000.00 $140,270.47 $159730.00 ($ .47)