07-9928r
RESOLUTION NO. 9928
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BID TABULATION
AND AWARDING CONTRACT TO TMI COATINGS, INC.
WHEREAS, the City advertised for bids for the reconditioning of the Penn Avenue
water tower; and
WHEREAS, the bid advertisement informed bidders that plans and specifications
could be obtained electronically from a designated web site; and
WHEREAS, the bid advertisement did not inform bidders of a mandatory pre-bid
conference, to be held on April 5, 2007, but that information was contained only in the
plans and specifications; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the pre-bid conference was to visit the site and make
bidders aware of physical constraints at the site; and
WHEREAS, due to technical difficulties, TMI was unable to download the plans and
specifications from the designated web site and did not become aware of the pre-bid
conference until after April 5, 2007; and
WHEREAS, TMI promptly contacted the City's consulting engineers and informed
itself of the purpose of the pre-bid conference and also visited the site and familiarized
itself with the site constraints; and
WHEREAS, prior to the bid opening, TMI notified the City of its intent to bid and
represented that it was aware of the physical constraints of the site; and
WHEREAS under all of the circumstances, TMl's failure to attend the pre-bid
conference is a minor irregularity that may be waived.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
1. The bid minutes and tabulation for the Penn Tower Reconditioning contract are
approved.
2. The failure of TMI Coatings, Inc. to attend the pre-bid conference is waived as a
minor irregularity.
3. The contract for the Penn Tower Reconditioning project is awarded to TMI
Coatings, Inc. in the amount of $333,200.
Adopted this 8th day of May 2007..
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor