Recommend approval to award a contract to Johnson-Laux Construction, LLC for the construction of new restrooms and site improvements at Bonaventure Cemetery in the amount of $333,692.29.

The project includes replacing an existing restroom building with a new restroom.   The work consists of demolition of existing restrooms at the site and the construction of a new restrooms building approximately 617 square feet in size. The proposed building includes three (3) restrooms: men’s, women’s, and family.  The building will aesthetically fit within the boundaries of a historic cemetery.  The new restroom will require a number of site improvements such as the installation of a new manhole (the existing is inadequate), sewer lines, parking lot improvements, sidewalks, new fencing, site utilities, drainage and landscaping.   The project shall meet all federal, state and local codes and ordinances.

The State of Georgia’s job order contractor will be used to perform this project to meet time constraints and City ordinance requirements. The State of Georgia’s job order contract is considered a convenience contract that is available for use by all State, City, and County public entities. The purpose of this contract is to provide multi-traded general construction services to accomplish small to medium sized projects for repair, alteration, modernization, rehabilitation, and minor new construction to infrastructure, buildings, structures, or other real property. The State of Georgia used a competitive bidding procedure to select Johnson-Laux Construction to serve as the sole provider of these services for this region.

Approval