PRESENTER: Presenter
Scott McClelland, Assistant Transportation and Capital Improvements Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a contract with Jerdon Enterprise, LP for the construction of a segment of West Alligator Creek Trail and authorization for the City Manager to execute change orders up to the contingency amount.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The West Alligator Creek Trail Project includes approximately 1.1 miles of ten-foot-wide hike and bike trails, with pedestrian low water crossings and associated amenities along Alligator Creek from Goodwin Lane to the Oak Creek Estates neighborhood on either side of the creek. Planned amenities will include neighborhood connections with trail signage, seating areas, trash receptacles and mile markers.
On January 18, 2024 the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation approved an expenditure of up to $2,000,000 for the project. In addition, the City was awarded a Texas Parks and Wildlife recreational trails grant in the amount of $298,200 to aid in construction costs.
The City of New Braunfels issued a competitive sealed proposal (CSP) bid solicitation on June 18, 2024 for the West Alligator Creek Trail project. On July 29, 2024 the City received 7 bids. Two contractors were brought in for interviews based on initial CSP scoring criteria. Jerdon Enterprise, LP was determined to be the best contractor for this project after the interviews concluded. Jerdon Enterprise, LP submitted a bid of $1,508,209.
Staff recommends a 10 percent owner-controlled contingency of $150,000 for a total construction budget of $1,658,209.
ISSUE:
Continue an ongoing program of infrastructure, construction, and maintenance.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☒Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Construction funding for this project was allocated with a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Grant and the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation. Therefore sufficient funding is allocated within these funding sources.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of a $1,508,209 construction contract with Jerdon Enterprise, LP for the construction of a segment of West Alligator Creek Trail and authorization for the City Manager to execute change orders up to a requested construction contingency of $150,000.