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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with Safe Harbor New England Boatworks, of Portsmouth, RI, to complete the construction of a multi-purpose patrol vessel, for a total contract amount not to exceed $363,000, inclusive of taxes and fees; and
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Police Department by $135,000, offset by Department of Treasury Asset Forfeiture Funds. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Safe Harbor New England Boatworks to complete the construction of a multi-purpose patrol vessel, for a total contract amount not to exceed $363,000, inclusive of taxes and fees, to be used by Port Security. The multi-use vessel will augment current maritime resources, increase security in the Port and coastal waterways, and help mitigate any response delays to critical incidents.
On June 10, 2014, the City Council adopted Specifications No. ITB FS14-061, and authorized the City Manager to enter into Contract No. 33456 with NAIAD Inflatables of Newport, Inc., of Rhode Island, using 2011 Port Security Grant Program funds for the purchase of a multi-purpose patrol vessel for Port Security. To guarantee its performance under the contract, NAIAD furnished a bond for Faithful Performance issued by Allegheny Casualty Company (the Surety) on July 10, 2014. A contract dispute had arisen among the parties when the vessel was not completed and, thus, was not timely delivered in accordance with the terms of the contract.
To resolve this dispute, the Surety proposed Safe Harbor New England Boatworks as the takeover contractor to complete construction of the vessel. Safe Harbor New England Boatworks offered a firm completion cost of $363,000 to the parties and their legal counsel. Pursuant to an approved settlement plan, the City will be responsible for $135,000 of the total contract amount of $363,000, and the Surety will p...
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