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Item 14
Meeting Date 9/23/86
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ITEM TITLE: Resolution 9
Library Water Feature in the City of Chula Vista, California"
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer(
Director of Planning
REVIEWED BY: City Manager e (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The work includes excavation and grading, electrical construction
work,e9planting vshrub
water feature, concrete paving, plumbing,
areas, resodding of lawn areas and installation of irrigation system.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council reject the bids.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
This is the third time that the City has bid this particular project. The
first s, Inc.cof San this year and we
n the amount of received only one
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that time was $56,340 and the City' s estimate was $56,500.
The project was put out to bid a second time and the engineer's estimate
increased to $75,000. This time two bids were received, one from McLintock
for $107,288 and one from Brinegar & Fuller for $148,688. Staff believed the
contractor' s price for this project far exceeded what should have been
expected for the scope of work outlined on the plans. Also, inadvertently,
Live Water Systems, Inc. failed to rebid the project.
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It was recommended that the project be rebid a third and final that they This wwas
predicated, in part, on input from Live Water Systems,
still interested in the project and certain cost cutting Inc.g meeasures could wbe
incorporated. Unfortunately, the Live Water Systems,
higher this time than previously after having hired a new cost estimator.
Bids were received from three contractors as follows:
1 . Alex McLintock, Inc. - National City $107,288.00
2. Dyno Construction, Inc. - San Diego 1 117 7,208.00
3. Live Water Systems, Inc. - San Diego
In light of the discrepancy between the engineer' s estimate and bids
submitted, we recommend rejection of all bids. Previous Council action
referred the pursuit of additional options for the project to the Library
Board of Trustees.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
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Chula Vista, California
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