MONROE - Board of Public Works members voted unanimously Monday to pass along a bid sent in response to a request for proposals made by the city to finish the City Hall flooring project, hoping to enlist the entire Monroe Common Council in the decision whether to accept it.
It was the sole bid sent to the city in its re-bid of the failed flooring project.
City Clerk Carol Stamm opened the only proposal from a company looking to finish installation of the flooring. Keegan Installations, a Monroe company, bid $163,423.72 for the project. The company, which did not fulfill the city's requirement of signing the bid, specified a timeframe of 120 days.
City Attorney Dan Bartholf said it was up to the aldermen to decide whether they would like to accept the terms of the proposal.
"We have to determine if that's a material deviation from our specifications," Bartholf said, referring to the lack of a signature and other stipulations in the bid. "If it is, you'd find it's not responsive and you want to reject that bid."
The request for a bid outlined a 30-day schedule for completion of the project. Funding for the project needed to be bonded or borrowed, and the bid made by Keegan said it would not be, nor would they contribute 5 percent to the project as requested by the city.
Stamm read that Keegan would require flooring tests be done at the expense of the city for moisture and PH levels prior to installation of the new flooring. Those tests might affect the cost of the project and the outlined schedule, the proposal added.
Board member Charles Koch said he would prefer to have Director of Public Works Al Gerber and Rath evaluate the bid before making a recommendation on how to move forward. Rath said because the flooring project is an item on the council agenda tonight, he and Bartholf could seek feedback from the contracted attorney the city hired after declaring KPH Construction and Environmental at fault for failure of the original project plan.
The Milwaukee-based company was hired to remove asbestos from the floor tiles in City Hall, but after removal, the new floor tiles would not adhere to the floor. Following a claim made to the company's insurance company, Liberty Mutual, the city was denied the assertion that KPH was at fault and is currently pursuing other options to finish the flooring project as well as hold KPH accountable for work city officials feel was done inadequately.
It was the sole bid sent to the city in its re-bid of the failed flooring project.
City Clerk Carol Stamm opened the only proposal from a company looking to finish installation of the flooring. Keegan Installations, a Monroe company, bid $163,423.72 for the project. The company, which did not fulfill the city's requirement of signing the bid, specified a timeframe of 120 days.
City Attorney Dan Bartholf said it was up to the aldermen to decide whether they would like to accept the terms of the proposal.
"We have to determine if that's a material deviation from our specifications," Bartholf said, referring to the lack of a signature and other stipulations in the bid. "If it is, you'd find it's not responsive and you want to reject that bid."
The request for a bid outlined a 30-day schedule for completion of the project. Funding for the project needed to be bonded or borrowed, and the bid made by Keegan said it would not be, nor would they contribute 5 percent to the project as requested by the city.
Stamm read that Keegan would require flooring tests be done at the expense of the city for moisture and PH levels prior to installation of the new flooring. Those tests might affect the cost of the project and the outlined schedule, the proposal added.
Board member Charles Koch said he would prefer to have Director of Public Works Al Gerber and Rath evaluate the bid before making a recommendation on how to move forward. Rath said because the flooring project is an item on the council agenda tonight, he and Bartholf could seek feedback from the contracted attorney the city hired after declaring KPH Construction and Environmental at fault for failure of the original project plan.
The Milwaukee-based company was hired to remove asbestos from the floor tiles in City Hall, but after removal, the new floor tiles would not adhere to the floor. Following a claim made to the company's insurance company, Liberty Mutual, the city was denied the assertion that KPH was at fault and is currently pursuing other options to finish the flooring project as well as hold KPH accountable for work city officials feel was done inadequately.