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E.G. SMITHSON <br />& ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />David Sherk PE <br />E.G. Smithson & Associates <br />1661 South Wesleyan Blvd <br />Rocky Mount, NC 27802 <br />April 20, 2011 <br />Kyle Bilafer <br />General Services Director <br />Cabarrus County <br />65 Church Street N <br />Concord NC <br />Dear Kyle: <br />We opened the bids yesterday for the labor and materials to construct the addition to the <br />Cruse Meat Company. We received five (5) bids from apparently qualified contractors. <br />Four (4) of the bids were completely responsive to the bidding documents. The bid <br />submitted by Sexton Construction was not. Sexton failed to include the refrigeration <br />equipment required. <br />Of the remaining four (4) bids it appears that JD Goodrum is the successful bidder. <br />Goodrum was low on the base bid and the base bid less the alternate. As you can see <br />from the bid tabulation the bids were very competitive. Four bids within 6% of one <br />another. <br />The low base bid of $847,000.00 is well under our engineering estimate of $1,066,000. 1 <br />believe the county should consider carrying a contingency of at least 10 %. <br />In the bidding documents we stated the County has the right to require an AIA 305 <br />Qualification Statement of a potential successful bidder. This document will outline the <br />strength of the contractor's experience with the type of facility being constructed. I <br />recommend we request this statement from the four responsive bidders so that this <br />information can be a part of the decision as to who will be awarded the contract. <br />Please call with questions or comments. <br />Sincerely, <br />David Sherk <br />Vice President <br />E.G. Smithson and Associates <br />1661 South Wesleyan Blvd, <br />P.O. Box 1731 <br />Rocky Mount <br />North Carolina 27802 <br />(252) 977 -3055 <br />G -3 Page 395 <br />