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Resolution relative to accepting the sole source proposal of Crowley Construction Corp. to install pavement marking on Burnham Street as part of the Burnham Pointe Better Block project for an amount not to exceed $50,118
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WHEREAS, on February 5, 2019 the Common Council of the City of West Allis passed resolution R-2019-0084 to provide community engagement and neighborhood revitalization strategies for the Burnham Pointe Neighborhood and directed the Director of Development to enter into a professional services contract for community engagement and neighborhood revitalization efforts in the Burnham Pointe Neighborhood; and,
WHEREAS, The Burnham Pointe Better Block project was successful in building community and showing off the potential of the intersection at S. 60th Street and W. Burnham Streets with many of the residents and businesses expressing interest in making these temporary changes permanent; and,
WHEREAS, The City of West Allis Engineering Department advertised for pavement marking bids on this project in the Daily Reporter newspaper on July 17 and 24, 2020 and also advertised online through the Quest bidding website, but at the bid opening on July 29, 2020 the City did not receive any bids for this work; and,
WHEREAS, Since the City received no bids, the City solicited a proposal from Crowley Construction Corp. to perform the work and Crowley Construction Corp. submitted a proposal of $50,118.00; and,
WHEREAS, Crowley Construction Corp. is located at S. 54th St. and W. Burnham St. in the City of West Allis and has extensive experience doing the exact same type of pavement marking the City is interested in performing on Burnham Street; and,
WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has determined that this contract is inappropriate for competitive selection due to the lack of bids received and that Crowley Construction Corp. is located in the very same neighborhood as the Burnham Pointe project itself; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council deems it to be in the best interests of the City of West Allis that the proposal of Crowley Construction Corp. be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of West Allis that the proposal dated September 29, 2020 submitted by Crowley Construction Corp. for furnishing pavement marking services for the City of West Allis in an amount not to exceed $50,118.00 be and is hereby accepted. Funding for this purchase has been budgeted and is available from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (# 220-7522-563.31-01: Project # C20407)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized to enter into a Contract with Crowley Construction Corp.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized to make such substantive changes, modifications, additions and deletions to and from the various provisions of the proposal from Crowley Construction Corp. as may be necessary and proper to correct inconsistencies, eliminate ambiguity and otherwise clarify and supplement said provisions to preserve and maintain the general intent thereof and to protect the interests of the City, including but not limited to, any and all changes necessary to preserve the intent of the Common Council of the City of West Allis.