2025/05/27 City Council Resolution 2025-032 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-032
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
FINDING THE KEISER AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT—PHASE 3
(CIP1718) CONSISTENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, APPROVE THE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS,AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO GHILOTTI
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR$2,656,172,APPROVE CHANGE ORDER
AUTHORITY OF $265,617 (10%),AND AUTHORIZE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO
TRANSFER$3,400,631 FROM THE KEISER/SNYDER INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP2201) TO THE KEISER AVENUE
RECONSTRUCTION—PHASE 3 PROJECT (CIP1718)
WHEREAS, the Development Agreement by and between the City and the University
District LLC (Brookfield Homes) and Vast Oaks L.P. (University District Developer) requires
the Developer to perform improvements to Snyder Lane near Keiser Avenue, or fund the City to
perform the project; and
WHEREAS,the Keiser Avenue Reconstruction Project—Phase 3, CIP1718 (Project)
includes the installation of a new water main pipe, new storm drain pipe, bioretention areas,
planting areas, curb and gutter, sidewalk, pedestrian access ramps, asphalt concrete paving, new
traffic signal, modifications to an existing traffic signal, pavement striping and markings,
restoration of pavement surface improvements, and widening of Snyder Lane to two travel lanes
in each direction; and
WHEREAS, the Keiser Avenue Project was included in the 2006 Program
Environmental Impact Report for the University District and subsequent addenda(University
District EIR); and
WHEREAS, the City will require construction to be performed in compliance with any
applicable mitigation measures set forth in the aforementioned CEQA documents; and
WHEREAS, the plans and specifications for the Project were prepared by a City
consultant, and reviewed by Public Works staff; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park Municipal Code Title 3 Chapter 3.04 provides that
the City's purchasing functions shall be governed by the City's purchasing policy; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the City's bidding requirements, an invitation for bids was
posted on March 25, 2025 and published on March 28, 2025 and April 4, 2025, for the project;
and
WHEREAS, four sealed bids were received on the bid opening date of April 24, 2025
and were publicly opened; and
WHEREAS, Public Works staff reviewed the bids and determined that Ghilotti
Construction Company submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid with an amount of
$2,656,172; and
WHEREAS, the City's approved Capital Improvement Program includes the Keiser
Avenue Reconstruction Project—Phase 3 with funding identified from developer fees and
enterprise fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and material to this Resolution. 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.
2. The Keiser Avenue Reconstruction Project—Phase 3 CIP 1718 has been analyzed in the
University District EIR, and the City Council determines that the project is consistent
with the University District EIR and will not have any project-specific significant effects,
and approves the Keiser Avenue Reconstruction Project—Phase 3 UDSP EIR
Consistency Review document on file with City Clerk.
3. The plans and specifications for the Keiser Avenue Reconstruction—Phase 3 Project, on
file with the City Clerk, are hereby approved and adopted.
4. In accordance with California Public Contract Code Section 20162 and any other
applicable laws, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park hereby finds the bid of
Ghilotti Construction Company for the Project to be the lowest, responsive and
responsible bid and waives any irregularities in such bid in accordance with applicable
law.
5. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract with Ghilotti
Construction Company, in substantially similar form to Exhibit A, which is attached
hereto and incorporated by this reference, for the sum of two million six hundred fifty six
thousand one hundred seventy two dollars and zero cents ($2,656,172) for construction of
the Project in accordance with the bid documents and applicable law upon submission by
Ghilotti Construction Company of all documents required pursuant to the Project bid
documents.
6. City Manager change order authority of up to $265,617 (10%) is hereby approved.
7. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to transfer$3,400,631 from the Keiser/Snyder
Intersection Improvement Project(CIP2201)to the Keiser Avenue Reconstruction—
Phase 3 Project(CIP1718).
8. City staff is hereby directed to issue a Notice of Award to Ghilotti Construction Company
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 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 sections, subsections, clauses, sentences, phrases
or other portions may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to execute documents pertaining to same for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROHNERT PARK ON this 27th day of May, 2025.
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Attachments: Exhibit A
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