Background:
The City of Sunrise requires the services of a qualified contractor to provide roof maintenance, repair, and replacement services for roofs throughout the city, as needed. The City also requires that the awarded contractor be a certified lightning protection contractor and have the ability to provide rapid response in the event of a natural disaster, in accordance with the Bid specifications. The Utilities Department Facilities Management staff developed the scope of services for repairs to City owned buildings associated with roofing, re-roofing, and roof repair components for various locations citywide based on a complete system i.e. 4-ply SBS modified bitumen system (granular cap sheet). All installations shall meet all State of Florida requirements and Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for high velocity.
Bid No. 25-51-04-CM was advertised and eleven (11) bids were received by the due date. The Purchasing Office and the Utilities Department have reviewed the responses and recommend award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder Grace Roofing & Sheet Metal Enterprise LLC (Grace Roofing).
Grace Roofing’s proposed pricing is approximately 5.43% lower than the second-lowest bidder and 13.49% lower than the third-lowest bidder. In addition, the current contract rate for roof inspections is $0.06 per square foot, while Grace Roofing’s bid offers the same service at $0.02 per square foot. Based on this analysis, staff has determined that Grace Roofing’s bid is fair and reasonable.
The initial award will be for a three (3) year period, and the City reserves the right to renew the award for three (3) additional one (1) year periods. Cost for the initial term shall remain fixed, cost for subsequent years and any extension year shall be subject to an adjustment, only if increases occur in the industry, in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as promulgated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor in an amount not to exceed 5%. The current contract for these services will expire on November 28, 2025.
All references for Grace Roofing's performance were favorable on projects of similar type and scale with other governmental entities such as the School District of Palm Beach County, and the City of Pembroke Pines.