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April 9, 2020
Mr. David Fine
Economic Development Department
City of Bozeman
121 N Rouse Avenue
Bozeman, MT 59715
Reference: Bid Award Recommendation
Aspen Street & 5th Avenue Improvements
Project No. 18098.06
Dear David:
On April 7, 2020, competitive bids for the above referenced project were accepted and publicly
opened. Three bids were received from CK May Excavating, Inc., Knife River – Belgrade, and
FirstMark Construction, LLC. Listed below is a summary of the verified bids relative to the
engineer’s opinion of probable cost:
Bidder Schedule I Schedule II Schedule III Schedule IV Total Bid
CK May
Excavating, Inc. $182,556.63 $1,291,875.57 $442,256.66 $101,730.80 $2,018,419.66
Knife River –
Belgrade $161,240.00 $1,210,812.05 $393,981.00 $79,728.00 $1,845,761.05
FirstMark
Construction, LLC $270,780.00 $1,194,505.75 $386,920.65 $75,277.25 $1,927,483.65
Engineer’s
Opinion of
Probable Cost $197,879.00 $1,324,696.00 $471,519.00 $61,296.00 $2,055,390.00
Several discrepancies were noted during our review of the bid from CK May Excavating, Inc. These
discrepancies have been corrected with the unit price prevailing and the total bid for Schedule II has
been adjusted per Article 14, Section 00200 of Montana Public Works Standard Specifications, 6th
Edition. Based on this review, Sanderson Stewart recommends that the City of Bozeman move
forward with a contract award to Knife River - Belgrade in the amount of $1,845,761.05. Attached
are copies of the bid tabulation and the signed bid documents from all three contractors.
Mr. David Fine
April 9, 2020
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Please call if you have any questions or would like further information.
Sincerely,
Danielle Scharf, PE, PTOE, LEED AP
Principal/Bozeman Region Manager
Attachments: Bid Tabulation
Copy of Bid Documents
DRS
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