Cramahe Township Council decided on January 19 to spend $10,585 on three promotional and directional signs for its industrial park. The money will come from a Community Adjustment Funding grant. $12,745 was granted to the township in total.
Carved in Stone, a Cramahe sign manufacturer was awarded the project after bidding in a Request for Proposal process.
Township Development Officer, Rebecca Goddard-Sarria recommended that council accept the $10,585 bid of the local firm, Carved in Stone.
Port Hope-based LB Graphics submitted the lowest bid of $7,760. The other four bidders were from outside of this area and ranged from $9,750 to $14,189.
Ms. Goddard-Sarria advised council that she had contacted seven county-based companies before Christmas. Of these, only 5 requested proposal forms. 2 local companies ultimately submitted proposals to compete with 4 others outside of our county.
Each of the criterion was broken down into segments and given an overall value. Bids were ranked according to their scores.
Deputy Mayor Jim Williams added that while Carved in Stone has a Brighton number, it does in fact lie within Cramahe borders and approved the support of a local business.
Councillor Pat Westrope questioned Ms. Goddard-Sarria, asking for justification for spending 35% more than the lowest bid on the project.
Ms. Goddard-Sarria highlighted the townships history with the company, and the suitability of the design, the locality of the business. Her comments were enough to earn Councillor Westrope’s approval.
Councillor Ed Van Egmond wondered how the evaluation criteria of different companies were allotted.
Ms. Goddard-Sarria explained that she based her preference on a company overview (10%), work plan and project development (10%), experience with similar projects(20%), creativity and suitability of the proposed design (30%) and cost (30%).
Ms. Goddard-Sarria couldn’t specify on how the remaining $2,160 would be used but suggested it would be eaten up in the negotiations with Carved in Stone.
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