2012/03/27 City Council Resolution 2012-32RESOLUTION NO. 2012 - 32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
ALTA/ALMOND SEWER AND WATER REHABILITATION,
CITY PROJECT NO. 2011-07 AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO
TEAM GHILOTTI, INC.
WHEREAS, the plans and specifications for the Alta/Almond Sewer and Water
Rehabilitation Project were designed by Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc, and approved by the
Deputy City Engineer; and
and
and
WHEREAS, the Project was advertised for bids and bids were opened on March 5, 2012;
WHEREAS, five bids were received ranging in price from $1,195,784 to $1,588,885;
WHEREAS, Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc., reviewed all bids for responsiveness; and
WHEREAS, Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc., determined that Team Ghilotti, Inc.,
submitted the lowest cost bid and is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, the Project is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following authorities:
1) Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, for the operation,
repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing or minor alterations to existing public or
private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment or topographical features involving negligible
or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination,
including publicly -owned utilities used to provide sewerage or other public utility services;
2) Section 15302(c) for replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and /or
facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity because the activity involves
replacement of sewer lines and laterals and repair of sewer lines others with a liner and
replacement of the water system such that it will have substantially the same purpose and
capacity as the structures replaced;
3) Section 15282(K) for the installation of new pipeline or maintenance, repair,
restoration, removal, or demolition of existing pipeline as set forth in 21081.21 of the Public
Resources Code, and
4) Section 15061, subdivision (b)(3), because CEQA applies only to projects which have
the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and it can be seen with certainty
that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the
environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this Resolution as
findings of the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park.
2. In making its findings the City Council relied upon and hereby incorporates by reference
all of the bid materials, correspondence, staff reports and all other related materials.
3. The plans and specifications for the Alta/Almond Sewer and Water Rehabilitation Project
are hereby approved and adopted.
4. The Project is categorically exempt from CEQA in accordance with the CEQA guidelines
as cited in this resolution.
5. In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 20160 and following and
other applicable laws, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park hereby finds the bid
of Team Ghilotti, Inc. for the Alta/Almond Sewer and Water Rehabilitation Project to be
the lowest, responsive bid and waives any irregularities in such bid in accordance with
applicable law.
6. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract with Team
Ghilotti, Inc. for the amount of One Million One Hundred Ninety -five Thousand Seven
Hundred Eighty -four dollars and sixty cents ($1,195,784.60) for construction of the
Project in accordance with the bid documents and applicable law upon submission by
Team Ghilotti, Inc. of all documents required pursuant to the Project bid documents.
7. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute this contract in
substantially similar form to the attached contract for and on behalf of the City of
Rohnert Park; and is also authorized to approve cumulative contract change orders up to
fifteen percent. (15%) of the value of the original contract.
8. City staff is hereby directed to issue a Notice of Award to Team Ghilotti for this project.
9. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
10. All portions of this resolution are severable. Should any individual component of this
Resolution be adjudged to be invalid and unenforceable by a body of competent
jurisdiction, then the remaining resolution portions shall be and continue in full force and
effect, except as to those resolution portions that have been adjudged invalid. The City
Council of the City of Rohnert Park hereby declares that it would have adopted this
Resolution and each section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase and other portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more section subsection, clause sentence,
phrase or other portion may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park this 27th day of March, 2012.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AHANOTU: AYE BELFORTE: AYE CALLINAN: AYE STAFFORD: ABSENT MACKENZIE: AYE
AYES: (4) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (0)