Title
Award of Bid No. IFB 25-27 for the Purpose of Jemez Mountain Fire Protection Project Phase 4 with File Construction LLC.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the Award of Bid No. IFB 25-27 for the purpose of the Jemez Mountain Fire Protection Project Phase 4 with File Construction LLC. in the amount of $2,294,157.82 and a contingency in the amount of $229,416.00, for a total of $2,523,573.82, plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve IFB 25-27.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities approved this request at their regular session on January 15, 2025 and recommends that Council approve IFB 25-27 as presented.
Body
When completed, the Jemez Mountain Fire Protection Project will provide a reliable water supply to Pajarito Mountain for domestic use, regional fire protection and snow making. The project will build approximately 4.5 miles of waterline, four booster stations and a new 500,000 gallon water tank in four phases. Phase 1 of the project has been awarded and will construct the lower half of the pipeline, electric conduit and fiber optic conduit. This project will construct the new 500,000 gallon water tank and piping adjacent to the existing Pajarito Tank No. 4. This new tank will add additional storage to ensure the new demand from the project will not impact the storage in Pajarito Tank No. 4, which has a minimum tank level that must be maintained for fire protection to LANL. Three bids were received which ranged from $2,294,158 to $2,808,975. Work will begin in the early spring and be complete by the fall of 2025.
Alternatives
If the project is not awarded, staff will regroup with the project team and management to determine the path forward and impact to the project as a whole.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The project has been budgeted in the amount of $18,000,000. Upon award of this proj...
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