2019/06/25 City Council Resolution 2019-077 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-077
A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS AND DIRECTING A REBID FOR THE 2019
SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (2017-22)
WHEREAS, the Sidewalk and Driveway Improvement Project seeks to repair several
sidewalks throughout the City where tree roots, poorly constructed trench fill, and other factors have
caused them to break and crack to the point where repair is needed; and
WHEREAS, Sidewalk repairs are scoped for on the following roads:
• Southwest Blvd (across from Richard Crane Elementary School)
• Camino Colegio
• Country Club Drive
• Commerce Blvd (Near Arlen Drive); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Uniform Public Construction Cost
Accounting Act (CUPCCAA), staff published an Invitation to Bidders on April 26th, 2019 and May
3`d, 2019; and
WHEREAS, The City received two sealed bids listed below at the public bid opening on May
30th, 2019:
Contractor Bid Amount
Pat Nelson Construction, Inc. $869,902.58
Granite Construction Company $1,063,478.15
and
WHEREAS, The City's standard construction specifications indicate that within seven
calendar days of the bid opening, a bid protest, which is a challenge to the proposed award of the
contract to the lowest bidder, will be received by the City for consideration; and
WHEREAS the second lowest bidder, Granite Construction, submitted a bid protest on June
4th (five days after the bid opening), stating that the lowest bidder did not comply fully with the
Public Contract Code Requirements by omitting information on the bid document in which Pat
Nelson Construction, Inc, the lowest bidder, provided a response on June 7th; and
WHEREAS, upon review by staff and the City Attorney's office, it was decided that Pat
Nelson Construction, Inc was considered a non-responsive bidder due to the omitted information
and the decision was sent out via email and regular mail on June 13th; and
WHEREAS, because of the large cost difference between the two bids, staff believes the
best direction for the project is to re-advertise the project now and receive another round of bids
later this summer with competitive pricing again; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park's Standard Specifications, Section 3.1 and
competitive bidding laws provide that the City retains discretion to reject all bids; and
WHEREAS, Development Services staff believes that rejecting all bids and re-bidding
would bring the best pricing for the project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
that it rejects all bids for the 2019 Sidewalk and Driveway Improvement Project and directs staff
to rebid the project.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 2019.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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