2025/06/10 City Council Resolution 2025-036 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-036
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO REJECT ALL BIDS FOR THE MAGNOLIA PARK
TENNIS COURT RESURFACING AND SUNRISE PARK PICKLEBALL COURT
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT (PROJECT NO. CIP2307)
WHEREAS, as part of the City's Capital Improvement Program, the Magnolia Park
Tennis Court Resurfacing and Sunrise Park Pickleball Court Reconstruction Project would
resurface the Magnolia tennis courts and reconstruct the Sunrise tennis and pickleball courts to
permanently convert them to pickleball; and
WHEREAS, in July 2024, the Plans and Specifications for the Project were prepared by
SSA Landscape Architects Inc.(Architect), and approved by the City Engineer; and
WHEREAS,in accordance with the City's bidding procedures,the Project was advertised
for bids and sealed bids were publicly opened on July 26, 2024. The engineer's estimate ranged
from $2M-$2.3M and the City received four(4) bids that ranged from $2.75M-$3M; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2024, per Resolution No. 2024-075, the City Council
authorized the City Manager to reject all bids and modify the Project's scope of work; and
WHEREAS,in March 2025,the modified Project Plans and Specifications were approved
by the City Engineer; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Public Contract Code, an invitation for bids was posted
and published on March 14,2025 and March 21, 2025 and the engineer's estimate for construction
was $2M; and
WHEREAS, two (2) sealed bids were received at the bid opening on April 15, 2025, and
both bids exceeded the engineer's estimate, and the lowest apparent bidder was Builder Solutions
Inc.; and
WHEREAS,per the City of Rohnert Park' s Standard Specifications, Section 3.1 and
competitive bidding laws, the City retains discretion to reject all bids; and
WHEREAS,the courts are currently functioning at the necessary capacity for recreational
play; and
WHEREAS, during budget study sessions, the City reviewed options to reduce the
General Fund structural deficit; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends rejecting all bids and reallocating funding to cover the
budget shortfall.
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.
2. The City Council rejects all bids for the Magnolia Park Tennis Court and Sunrise Park
Pickleball Court Reconstruction Project CIP2307.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed
to notify all bidders of the City Council's action and execute documents pertaining to the same for
and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park, and the City Attorney's office is authorized to make
minor edits to the documents.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 10th day of June, 2025.
CITY OF,9 ' RT PARK
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ATTEST:
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Resolution 2025-036
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