HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN-07-081 - T07-036 - Hot Mix Asphalt
Report To:
Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
Date of Meeting:
2007 -06- 25
Prepared By:
Larry Gordon
Date of Report:
2007 -06- 20
Report No:
FIN 07 -081
Subject:
T07 - 036 Hot Mix Asphalt
RECOMMENDA TION
That tender T07 -036, Hot Mix Asphalt, be awarded to Lafarge Paving & Construction Limited,
Petersburg, Ontario, TCG Asphalt & Construction Inc., London, and Innovative Municipal
Products Inc., Ajax, Ontario, at their tendered unit prices, including G.S.T. & P.S.T.
BACKGROUND
Asphalt is an on-going maintenance, repair and operational requirement needed for repair / and
restoration of city streets, walks and pathways.
REPORT
Tenders were advertised publicly in The Record, the City of Kitchener website and on the
Internet through the Ontario Public Buyers Electronic Tendering Information System. Five (5)
potential bidders picked up tender documents, and by the closing date of Thursday April 19th,
2007, four (4) tenders had been received.
The following tenders were received:
LaFarge Paving & Construction
TCG Asphalt & Construction
Steed & Evans Limited
Innovative Municipal Products
Petersburg, ON
London, ON
Kitchener, ON
Ajax, ON
$473,259.60 *
$599,811.00 *
$616,441.32
$ 72,390.00 *
The award shall be split, as in previous years, allowing Operations staff the quickest access to
material based on proximity of work location. Asphalt requirements east of the expressway will
have city crews purchase from TCG Asphalt & Construction. Asphalt requirements west of the
expressway will be purchased from Lafarge Paving & Construction, and all cold patch
requirements will be purchased from Innovative Municipal Products Inc. who bid on the high
performance cold mix only. The City has purchased this product from Innovative Municipal
Products in the past.
The tenders were reviewed by S. Berry, Manager Maintenance Operations, who concurs with the
above recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Funding will be provided from various operating accounts as required.
Larry Gordon
Director of Purchasing