Item C33BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 16, 2008
Division: Facilities Maintenance
Bulk Item: Yes XX No Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Dave Koppel
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to waive policies and procedures to reassign auger
piling work to Apex using Bill Sweeney as a subcontractor for the Key West International
Airport Project.
ITEM BACKGROUND: On July 11, 2006 bids were opened and the work on the auger piles was
awarded to the low bidder, American Foundation. Subsequently, the work was assigned to JLU
Enterprises. After performing some of the work JLU and American Foundation completely walked off
the job. Since no further work could proceed until the auger cast piles were in place and since re-
bidding the work meant the project would be delayed by 90-120 days while the bid process ran its
course, Morganti directly contacted the only local contractor, Bill Sweeney, who could perform the
required work. However, as a single proprietor, Mr. Sweeney does not maintain the type of insurance
coverage, including worker's compensation required under AIP grant assurances due to the costs
involved. In order to rectify this situation, Morganti then contacted the concrete contractor, Apex.
Apex agreed to take Bill Sweeney on as a subcontractor and also agreed to a change order adding the
auger pile work to Apex's scope of work.
Apex was the successful bidder for the majority of the concrete work at the airport. However,
Apex did not bid on the auger case pile work therefore, staff is requesting that County purchasing
policy be waived and the auger pile work be included within the scope of work already awarded to
Apex. No additional cost is associated with this item.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
None.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
TOTAL COST: 0 BUDGETED: Yes XX No
COST TO COUNTY: ALREADY BUDGETED SOURCE OF FUNDS: TDC
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 11/06