The City issued Invitation to Bid No. ITB-21-035-MC “Honey Hill Watermain System Rehabilitation Construction Project (“ITB”).

On July 8, 2021, seventeen bids were received. The Procurement Management Department conducted an administrative review of the apparent lowest submissions and deemed them responsive and responsible.

Pursuant to R2021-82 approved by City Commission on August 17, 2021, the City Manager approved a contract with Master Road Finishers Corp. in the amount of $1,234,519.60.

The purpose of the contract was to install replacement water lines in a residential neighborhood. The NMB Water Department determined that additional materials were required to install 360 LF of ductile iron pipe, 12 tapping sleeves and valves, 3 gate valves, required fittings and allowance for standby.

A cost review was conducted and a change order in the amount of $79,140 is inclusive of the cost of labor and materials for completion of the additional work, resulting in a 6.4% increase in the original amount to a revised amount of $1,313,659.

Section 3-3.20 Change Orders requires that change orders exceeding 10% or $50,000.00, whichever is less, shall be approved by the City Commission.

The City Manager conducted his own due diligence and concurs with the recommendation of the NMB Water Director to ratify the change order to expand the scope of services under the Agreement to include additional work and to increase the Agreement amount by $79,140, so that the total expenditure will be in the amount not to exceed $1,313,659.