A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR RESURFACING OF STREETS (2005-06-27/R-3)

WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill has solicited formal bids by legal notice in The Chapel Hill News on April 10, 2005, and in the Greater Diversity News on April 14, 2005, in accordance with G.S. 143-129 for the resurfacing of streets; and

WHEREAS, the following bids were received, opened and publicly read on April 29, 2005:

Vendor Asphalt   Milling  Total

Raleigh Paving                        283,400                       46,400             329,800

S.T. Wooten                            308,100                       56,550             364,650

APAC                                     331,760                       72,500             404,260

Central Paving                        332,228                       68,730             400,958

Larco Construction                 364,000                       87,000             451,000

Rea Contracting                      391,144                       65,830             456,974

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council accepts the April 29, 2005, bid of Raleigh Paving as adjusted for street resurfacing in the amount of $329,800, including alternates, received in response to the Town's request for bids published on April 10 and April 14, 2005, and opened on April 29, 2005, in accord with G.S. 143-129.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Manager is authorized to execute a contract with Raleigh Paving in the amount of $329,800 and to initiate and sign change orders to the contract, provided that the contracted cost of resurfacing, pavement marking and milling shall remain within the budget.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this contract may be extended twice by one year contract addendum if mutually agreeable to the Town and Raleigh Paving at the same base unit price.

This the 27^th day of June, 2005.