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Consider approving Resolution No. 2025-125 awarding a unit price contract for 2026 Street Section Repairs in the amount of $2,080,605 to Jim Bowman Construction Company, LP; and take appropriate action.
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REQUESTOR:
Public Works Department
BACKGROUND:
The City of Farmers Branch outsources most of the street rehabilitation work performed on City streets. The Public Works Department requested unit price bids for the 2026 Street Section Repairs. The bid was prepared by City staff based on estimated quantities for various street rehabilitation work items that the Contractor could perform under an approved contract. The bid is awarded on a unit price basis. Funds are available in the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Public Works Street Maintenance operating and Capital Improvement Program budget.
This contract is used for a variety of pavement treatments, including preventative, corrective, and rehabilitative/reconstruction strategies. Preventive maintenance treatments are applied to pavement in good condition to extend its service life and delay major repairs, thereby reducing costs. Corrective maintenance treatments are applied to pavements in fair conditions to address specific problems before they worsen. Rehabilitation/Reconstruction treatments are applied when pavement is in poor condition or at the end of its life cycle.
DISCUSSION:
Three (3) bids were received and opened on June 30, 2025. Two (2) bids were disqualified as they did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting on June 24, 2025, as stated in the bid document. The remaining and lowest bid was from Jim Bowman Construction Company, LP. The low bidder was determined based on the estimated quantities provided in the bid document and the proposed unit prices for the new agreement. The quantities are non-binding and used only to determine the low bidder. The three (3) bids received were:
1. Jim Bowman Construction Company, LP, in the amount of $2,080,605
2. Estrada Concrete Company, LLC, in the amount...
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