IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $150,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2014 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and transferring $1,000,000.00 within the 2014 General Fund and $150,000.00 within the 2014 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and awarding a contract on Bid No. PW 08-2014 for the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse Renovation Project, No. 3164, to Excel Constructors, Inc., of Overland Park, KS, at a cost to the County not to exceed $6,810,939.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4680, October 20, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Crystal Williams, Fred Arbanas,
Scott Burnett, Kenneth T. Bacchus, Dan Tarwater, Greg Grounds, and Bob Spence, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, there is a need for additional space and major renovations to the Circuit Court in the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse in Independence; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18479, dated April 14, 2014, the Legislature did authorize an agreement with Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, for architectural design services for the renovation of the interior of the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse; and,
WHEREAS, plans have been completed to add five courtrooms, additional stairs for emergency access, an additional elevator, a new HVAC system, and other improvements to the structure; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works solicited proposals for this project on Bid No. PW 08-2014 and received two submissions thereon, as follows:
BIDDER BID
Excel Constructors, Inc. $6,874,560.00
Overland Park, KS
Barsto Construction, Inc. $7,132,000.00
North Kansas City, MO
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WHEREAS, the low bid came in higher than projections and through negotiations with the lowest bidder, the project was value engineered to reduce the bid to an amount not to exceed $6,486,011.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works request authorization to execute any change...
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