HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-282 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-282
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA REJECTING BIDS FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF iNTERNALLY ILLUMINATED STREET NAME SIGNS,
FISCAL YEAR 2001/2002 (TF279)
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2001, the Director of Public Works received sealed bids from
four electrical contractors for the installation of internally illuminated street name signs, Fiscal
Year 2001/2002 (TF279); and
WHEREAS, the participating contractors were Sutherlin Contract'mg, Inc., HMS
Construction, Inc., T & M Electric, Inc., and Th-Group Construction and Development, Inc. with
submitted bids of $23,836.00, $30,512.00, $31,850.00 and $49,850.00 respectively; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to opening the bids, staff determined that older traffic signal light
standards, such as Type XVI and XVII standards, with the added weight from mast arm mounted
intemally illuminated street name signs, have an undesirable tendency to lean in the direction of the
added weight; and
WHEREAS, in order to prevent this situation, Traffic Signal Maintenance staff
recommended the installation of cantilever-mounted internally illuminated street name signs that are
mounted on the signal light standard instead of the signal mast arm as contained in the bid
specifications, therefore, it is in the City's best interest to replace the originally specified mast arm
mounted signs with similar products of cantilever mount; and
WHEREAS, in so doing, the item quantities of the bid documents would be altered
significantly requiring, at a minimum, a change order for the contract; and
WHEREAS, Engineering staff consulted with the City Attomey's office and concluded that
a re-bid for the project with corrected specifications would be more appropriate; and.
WHEREAS, with the re-bid of the project, staff recommends increasing the scope of work
for the contract by combining this project (Fiscal Year 2000/2001) with the current year's project
(Fiscal Year 2001/2002) which would allow greater flexibility in the use of budgeted funds by
increasing the amount of installation work, inducing better submitted bids from each contractor and
reducing administration costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby reject bids for "The Installation of Internally Illuminated Street Name Signs,
Fiscal Year 2001/2002" (TF279).
Resolution 2001-282
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Presented by Approved as to form by
lYublic Works Director
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
Califomia, this 28th day of August, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Shirley Horto~, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk°
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2001-282 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of August, 2001.
Executed this 28th day of August, 2001.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk