HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2013-066RESOLUTION NO. 2013-066
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING A MINOR MATHEMATICAL
ERROR, ACCEPTING BIDS, AND AWARDING A
CONTRACT FOR THE "MOSS STREET SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS AT RAILROAD CROSSING (SW272)"
PROJECT TO RMV CONSTRUCTION INC. IN THE AMOUNT
OF $224,400, WAIVING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 574-01
AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF ALL
AVAILABLE CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $60,000
WHEREAS, on April 3, 2013, the Director of Public Works received nine (9) sealed bids
for the "Moss Street Sewer Improvements at Railroad Crossing (SW272)" Project; and
WHEREAS, the work to be done consists of the replacement of approximately 265 feet
of 10-inch vitrified clay pipe (VCP) with 12-inch PVC sewer pipe within Moss Street and
Industrial Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works received nine (9) sealed bids as follow:
CONTRACTOR TOTAL SUBMITTED BID
1 RMV Construction, Inc. -San Diego, CA $224,400*
($230,400 on final bid ro osal)
2 Grfco ]nc. -Moreno Valley, CA $242,450
3 MJC Construction, Inc. -Bonita, CA $280,200
4 Piperin Corporation -San Marcos, CA $289,800
5 Just Construction -San Diego, CA $295,000
6 Blue Pacific Engineering & Construction- San Diego,
CA $309,100
7 Transtar Pipeline Inc. -San Diego, CA $354,200
8 El Cajon Grading & Engineering Co. -Lakeside, CA $367,510
9 Schilling Paradise Inc. - EI Cajon, CA $384,510
*The submitled bid proposal contained mathematical errors that did not affect the unit price, but affected the
fatal bid amount. Correction of bid totals did not change the outcome and ranking of the bids.
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the apparent low bid proposal in the amount of $230,400
submitted by RMV Construction Inc. During review of the RMV Construction bid proposal,
staff found the contractor made a mathematical error that did not affect the unit price, but
affected the total bid amount. The corrected grand total bid amount is $224,400, which is $6,000
less than the total listed by the contractor in his original proposal; and
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WHEREAS, RMV Construction Inc. has submitted a letter dated April 4, 2013,
(Attachment 1) acknowledging their mathematical error and agreeing to the lower corrected total
bid of $224,400; and
WHEREAS, the low bid submitted by RMV Construction, Inc. is below the Engineer's
estimate of $290,000 by $65,600 (23% lower); and
WHEREAS, RMV Construction, Inc. has satisfactorily performed construction projects
of similar scope for the City in the past; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the low bid and recommends awarding the contract to
RMV Construction, Inc. of San Diego, California; and
WHEREAS, in order to approve change orders as necessary, staff is requesting City
Council waive Council Policy No. 574-01.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby waive minor mathematical error, accepts bids, awazds the contract for the
"Moss Street Sewer Improvements at Railroad Crossing (SW272)" Project, to RMV
Construction, Inc. in the amount of $ 224,400.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby waive Council Policy No. 574-01 and authorize the director of Public Works to approve
change orders, as necessazy, up to the contingency amount of $60,000 and expend all available
funds in the project.
Approved as to form by
Gen R. ogins
Ci Atto ey
Presented by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 23rd day of Apri12013 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan, Ramirez, Salas and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2013-066 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of April 2013.
Executed this 23rd day of Apri12013.
Donna R. Norris, C C, City Clerk