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Report To: Mayor Carl Zehr and Members of Council
Date of Meeting: 2008-09-29
Submitted By: Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services
Prepared By: Larry Gordon, Director of Purchasing (2214}
Date of Report 2008-09-23
Report No: FIN 08-122
Subject: Request for Prequalification of General Contractors -
Charles and Benton Parking Structure
RECOMMENDATION
That the request from Engineering Services/Transportation Planning to proceed with a
prequalification process to select a maximum of seven General Contractors to be used for the
five hundred (500} space parking structure at Charles & Benton Streets be approved.
BACKGROUND
The construction of a five hundred (500} space parking structure at Charles & Benton Streets is
extremely time sensitive if we are to accommodate the displacement of parkers currently
parking on the site of the new Provincial Courthouse. The project must be completed by
December 1St, 2009 and will require a contractor that can deliver a finished product on schedule.
In this specific case, Staff is concerned with ensuring that the best quality work is completed on
time and that some contractors may not be suitable to take on such an aggressive project.
Considering only the lowest price does not ensure quality and may cost the City more in the
long run due to additional extra work being claimed by the contractor, associated project delays
and accommodations for displaced parkers.
The prequalification process will reduce the risk associated with hiring contractors that under-bid
the work in order to attain it and helps to ensure that only value-added contractors are
considered during the bidding process. Contractors will be evaluated by the City's Consultant to
ensure that they have the ability to perform the proposed work, clearly demonstrating effective
and efficient construction project delivery experience. It is important that the City prequalify
contractors in order to ensure that only suitable candidates will be considered prior to the bid
submission.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no financial implications to the prequalification process. Tenders will be requested
from all seven prequalified General Contractors.
Dan Chapman, CA, MPA Larry Gordon, CPPO
General Manager of Financial Director of Purchasing
Services & City Treasurer