Resolution awarding a Construction Contract to P&S Paving, Inc., 3701 Olson Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32124, the lowest, responsive and most responsible bidder for the Sweetheart Trail – Donnelly Place Project.  This is an Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) SUNTrail Grant funded project to construct a 12 foot wide concrete trail along Donnelly Place between Shady Place and Bellevue Avenue.  It is staff’s recommendation that the construction contract be awarded to P&S Paving, Inc., the second lowest bidder as staff finds them to be the lowest, responsive and most responsible bidder.  Staff also recommends that the award to P&S Paving, Inc. only include the Base Bid which will be fully reimbursed by the FDOT SUNTrail Grant. The lowest bidder by dollar amount is Thadcon, LLC however their performance on the Orange Avenue Improvements project has not shown them to be a responsible bidder. The Orange Avenue project contracted work has had too many delays and is still not completed, which has resulted in a first-of-its-kind-for-the-City interim Partial Final Estimate and Reconciliation Agreement. Their performance has shown them to require the commitment of extraordinary City staff and consultant CEI material and management resources to coordinate, schedule and complete contracted work in a timely manner. City experience has also shown that Thadcon has routinely had significant and frequent changes in key project personnel during the life of this project that contributed to their inability to properly execute their work in a timely manner.

Recommendation:  Deputy Public Works Director recommends adoption of the Resolution.