LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT
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LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 30, 2010

Commissioners present:  Timothy Davis, William Currie and Julie Hungar.

Others present:  Dan Mundall, Engineer; Alan Kerley, District Water Manager; and Jackee Zweekhorst, Administrator.

Mr. Davis called the meeting to order at 10:02 am.

The purpose of the Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners was to discuss the bids that had been received for the PWTF Phase V, NE 182nd Street Water Main replacement.  Mr. Mundall summarized the situation and noted that this project is a Public Works Trust Fund item. Eleven (11) contractors offered bids on Wednesday, April 17 at 10:00 am for the advertised bid opening.

Mr. Mundall presented a bid tabulation and the following are the engineer’s tabulated bid totals: Kar-Vel Construction $350,498.77, B & B Utilities $358,598.81, D & G Backhoe, $362,443.69, Freeman Bell, LLC, $383,872.78, Buno Construction, LLC, $391,172.87, B & L Utility Inc., $413,444.63, VJM Construction Co., $422,298.80, Johansen Excavating, $431,141.80, Storey Construction, $440,871.09, and Westwater Construction Co., $685,670.39.

Mr. Mundall stated the low bid for the PWTF Phase V, NE 182nd Street Water Main Replacement was Kar-Vel Construction of Renton, WA, with a bid of $350,498.77 including tax. The engineer’s estimate was $650,000.00 including tax.
Kar-Vel has bid on several LFPWD projects previously and the firm has considerable recognition in the utilities industry. He noted that Karvel’s bid documents included a list of references for seven utilities; however these appear to have been from projects prior to 2007. An updated list of references was submitted by the Contractor. References that responded and said that Kar-Vel has a capacity to do the work although there were mixed responses from some respondents regarding performance of the site Superintendent.  Ms. Zweekhorst sent an email March 30, 2010 at 8:50 am, to Mike Waldner, of Kar-Vel Construction requesting the name of the Superintendent for the project.  A discussion was held and it was noted that the bid documents referenced Jim Clark as the Superintendent.

In consideration of the foregoing Mrs. Hungar moved and Mr. Currie seconded rejecting the bid received from Kar-Vel Construction of Renton, WA, the low bidder, and awarding the PWTF Phase V, NE 182nd Street Water Main Replacement project to B& B Utilities of Bothell, WA, the second lowest bidder in the amount of $358,598.81 including tax, all of which is subject to review by the Lake Forest Park Water District attorney. The Motion was approved.  


The Commissioners stated the reasons for rejecting Kar-Vel Constructions bid were as follows: The references sent originally were not valid for consideration as they were 2007 and older; subsequent responses from references were mixed, and the Superintendent designated in the bid documents had considerable negative reviews.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:33 am