2014/04/08 City Council Resolution 2014-138RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - 138
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE
ADRIAN SEWER AND WATER REHABILITATION - PHASE 2, PROJECT NO. 2012-
04 AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO CATS4U, INC.
WHEREAS, the plans and specifications for the Adrian Sewer and Water Rehabilitation
Project — Phase 2 were designed by Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc, and approved by the
Deputy City Engineer; and
WHEREAS, the Project was advertised for bids and bids were opened on March 6, 2014;
and
WHEREAS, six bids were received ranging in price from $1,993,338 to $3,255,711; and
WHEREAS, Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc., and City staff reviewed all bids for
responsiveness; and
WHEREAS, Coastland Civil Engineering, Inc., and City staff determined that Cats4U,
Inc., submitted the lowest cost bid and is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, within three working days of the bid opening, the second lowest bidder
(Argonaut Constructors) filed a bid protest; and
WHEREAS, in reviewing the bid protest and the low bid received from Cats4U, there
are no irregularities in the Cats4U bid that would render the Cats4U bid a non - responsive bid or
warrant rejection.
WHEREAS, the Cats4U bid did not include the Contractor's License Declaration,
however, this Declaration is no longer required by law and, further, the Council may waive the
lack of this Declaration as a minor irregularity.
WHEREAS, the Project is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following authorities: Section 15302(c) of
Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations for replacement or reconstruction of existing
utility systems and /or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park as follows:
I. 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. The plans and specifications for the Adrian Sewer and Water Rehabilitation Project —
Phase 2 are hereby approved and adopted.
3. The bid protest filed by Argonaut Constructors has been denied by the City Manager
pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Standard Specifications.
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4. The Council waives the minor irregularity in the Cats4U bid submission which did not
include Contractor's License Declaration.
5. The Project is categorically exempt from CEQA in accordance with the CEQA guidelines
as cited in this resolution.
6. In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 20160 and following other
applicable laws, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park hereby finds the bid of
Cats4U, Inc., for the Adrian Sewer and Water Rehabilitation Project — Phase 2 to be the
lowest, responsive bid and waives any irregularities in such bid in accordance with
applicable law.
7. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract with Cats4U,
Inc., for the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Ninety -three Thousand Three Hundred
Thirty -eight dollars and no cents ($1,993,338) for construction of the Project in
accordance with the bid documents and applicable law upon submission by Cats4U, Inc.,
of all documents required pursuant to the Project bid documents.
8. City staff is hereby directed to issue a Notice of Award to Cats4U 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 8"' day of April, 2014.
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