Yakima Valley Conference of Governments, the agency responsible for administering the Homeless Program within Yakima County, has entered into two Consolidated Homeless Grant and Homeless Housing and Assistance Fund contracts with the City, at a total amount of $300,000 for providing water and sanitary sewer utilities to the temporary homeless encampment (Camp Hope). HLA Engineering and Surveying, by way of professional services agreement, prepared the plans and contract documents for the installation of the water and sanitary sewer services to Camp Hope.
The Municipal Research and Services Center Small Works Roster was used to obtain a list of contractors with the ability to install water and sewer utilities. Once the list was obtained, an Invitation to Bid was sent on August 31, 2018 to the following five contractors: Allstar Construction, Inc.; Granite Construction Company; Ken Leingang Excavating, Inc.; Tri-Valley Construction; and, TTC Construction, Inc. Bids were opened on September 14, 2018. Two contractors submitted bids, with Ken Leingang Excavating, Inc. submitting the lowest bid of $169,005. See attached Contract. Ken Leingang Excavating, Inc. has the expertise and experience to properly install the water and sanitary sewer utilities necessary to serve Camp Hope. |