Title
Award of Bid No. IFB 25-19 with Wagner Construction, Inc. for the Purpose of the NM State Road 4 16" Water Transmission Line Replacement Project
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the award of Bid No. IFB 25-19 with Wagner Construction, Inc. for the purpose of the NM State Road 4 16" water transmission line replacement project in the amount of $5,418,807.00 and a contingency in the amount of $665,000.00, for a total of $6,083,807.00, plus applicable gross receipts tax.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve as presented.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities approved this recommendation at their regular meeting on October 23, 2024 and recommends that Council approve as presented.
Body
Bid No. IFB25-19 NM State Rd 4 16” Transmission Line & Fiber Optic project was advertised for bidding on August 7, 2024. Three bids were received by the closing date on September 17, 2024. One bidder was deemed non-responsive, leaving two responsive bids for review. Upon evaluation, the apparent low bidder is Wagner Construction of Greenwood Village, CO.
This project will install approximately 3.5 miles of 16” ductile iron water transmission pipeline to replace a deteriorating 16” concrete cylinder pipeline along NM State Road 4, from NM 502 to about 500’ west of Rover Boulevard in White Rock, NM. This project will also install a fiber optic conduit and pull boxes for a future fiber optic line which will be paid for by the Pueblo de San Ildefonso. The contractor will install two HDPE conduits within the same trench as the water transmission line and will have a minimum of one foot separation horizontally and vertically. All materials for the fiber optic installation will be provided by Pueblo de San Ildefonso. The costs for labor, bedding, backfill, and gravel will be paid by Pueblo de San Ildefonso in advance of placement of the conduit and pull boxes avoiding the need to write a reimbursement agreement.
The project consists of a base bid and two bid alternates. If approved, funding is available to award base bid along with both bid alternate #1 and bid alternate #2, totaling $5,418,807.00. Some mobilization and preparation work will take place over the winter and construction will take place throughout 2025.
Alternatives
If the project is not awarded the funding from SAP22-G2352-STB will expire and be lost, and the Water Trust Board funds may be at risk. Staff will plan the waterline replacement in future budgets due to the poor condition and high consequence of failure.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The project will be funded as follows:
$5,000,000.00 Water Trust Board Award WPF-5966
$ 312,010.68 SAP22-G2352-STB
$1,000,000.00 Water Trust Board Match - Water Production CIP
$ 205,327.00 San Ildefonso Pueblo Fiber Optic Cost (NMGRT not included)
$6,517,337.68 Total
Attachments
A - NM4 Vicinity Map
B - NM4 Project Plans
C - San Ildefonso Project Plans