The Repair of Sidewalk Trip Hazards project is aimed towards minimizing tripping hazards and reducing potential liability to the Town. When the Town becomes aware of developing trip hazards, the Town will assess whether the damaged sidewalk flag is so extensive that it merits replacement of the whole flag, or if the flag can be salvaged through the process of sidewalk grinding. If the flag can be salvaged, the Town will utilize this contract to repair trip hazards, returning the sidewalk flag to a safe condition. The work consists of visually inspecting, pre-identifying, measuring, and recording sidewalk trip hazards, repairing each sidewalk trip hazard identified in order to achieve a contiguous level surface between slabs, and identifying and recording sections of sidewalk that meet the Town's criteria for slab removal and replacement.

The Town issued Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) 2018-40 for Repair of Sidewalk Trip Hazards on August 15, 2018. The ITB was posted to DemandStar and Public Purchase and posted in the Government Center Lobby. To qualify for award, prospective Bidders were required to:

1. Possess a minimum of five (5) years of experience performing sidewalk trip hazard repair projects;

2. Provide at least three (3) verifiable client references for successful completion of three (3) distinct sidewalk repair contracts with other public agencies of similar scope and value performed within the last five (5) years; and

3. Possess a valid certified license as a General Contractor from the State of Florida, or a Certificate of Competency from the Miami-Dade County's Construction Trade Qualifying Board as a General Engineering Contractor or a Specialty Engineering Contractor.

On the date of the bid opening, September 19, 2018, we received two (2) Bids from the following Bidders:

1. Florida Sidewalk Solutions (“Florida Sidewalk”) - $162,450
2. American Grinding Company, LLC (“American Grinding”) - $171,000

Procurement reviewed the bids for responsiveness and found that Florida Sidewalk, the lowest bidder, submitted a responsive bid. Florida Sidewalk was awarded the single sourced contract 2014-57 for Repair of Sidewalk Trip Hazards. The Town did not have any performance issues with Florida Sidewalk for that contract.

Based on Procurement's review of the bid submittals, we have determined that Florida Sidewalk Solutions is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and their bid prices are fair and reasonable.