On October 14, 2015, the City Commission approved the award of a contract, pursuant to Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 2016-002-KB for Painting and Striping of Dedicated Bicycle Lanes, to Atlantic Paving Co. (the “Agreement”). At that time, the City received bids for the work from Atlantic Paving Co. and McShea Contracting, LLC. The bid received from McShea Contracting, LLC was approximately 300% higher than the bid from Atlantic Paving. As such, the Agreement was awarded to Atlantic Paving Co., the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.  The Agreement with this firm is only effective until such time as the amount of the Agreement, $1,536,097, has been expended.

In order to complete a successor agreement, on November 15, 2016, the City issued ITB No. 2017-032-ND for the painting and striping of dedicated bicycle lanes. The scope of work under this ITB includes furnishing of all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment and performing all operations required to construct the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

ITB PROCESS
ITB No. 2017-032-ND was issued on November 15, 2016, with bid opening date of December 12, 2016. No addenda were issued. The Procurement Department issued bid notices to 177 companies utilizing www.publicpurchase.com website. 24 prospective bidders accessed the advertised solicitation. The notices resulted in the receipt of one (1) response from Atlantic Paving Co., Inc. (“Atlantic”). The pricing received from Atlantic is included in Attachment A. No other bids were received.

In reviewing the fact that only one (1) bid was received, staff has determined that there are few bidders for these services in the local region. In fact, the two local governmental agencies that have recently awarded work for the painting of bike lanes , Miami -Dade County and Key Biscayne, have awarded the work to Atlantic Paving. It is also important to note that the price offered by Atlantic pursuant to this ITB is the same as the current price being paid by the City under its current contract. In other words, the City will not experience a cost escalation resulting from the award of this ITB. Additionally, the City is satisfied with the service being provided by the vendor under the current contract.

The ITB stated that the lowest responsive, responsible bidder meeting all terms, conditions, and specifications of the ITB will be recommended for award. In its due diligence, the Procurement Department verified that Atlantic has met all of the requirements of the ITB. Accordingly, Atlantic has been deemed the sole responsive and responsible bidder meeting all terms, conditions, and specifications of the ITB.

Atlantic Paving Co., Inc.
Atlantic Paving Co., Inc. has almost 20 years of experience in the decorative surfacing industry. Throughout the years they have developed one of the most complete full spectrum product lines in the industry. This varied product line has earned them the reputation as the "go to" company for many statewide decorative roadway projects and commercial applications. Some of these projects include: Crandon Boulevard in Key Biscayne, Florida, 15th Street from US1 to Australian Avenue in the City of West Palm Beach, A1A from Hillsborough Boulevard to N.E. 3rd Street in the City of Hillsborough, and the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami Dade County.