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Item 10
Meeting Date 5/20/86
ITEM TITLE: Resolution /Nal Rejecting bid for "Construction of Library
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Water Feature in the City of Chula Vista, California"
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Director of Planning c IL
REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The work includes excavation and grading, construction of equipment vault,
water feature, concrete paving, plumbing, electrical work, planting shrub
areas, resodding of lawn areas, and installation of irrigation system.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council reject bid.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
Only one bid was received for construction of the library water feature. The
bid was for Alternate B which called for completion of the work within 45
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working days or around August 5, 1986. Alternate July 2r received The bows.dThi was
alternate required the work to be completed by '
by Live Water Systems, Inc.-San Diego and was in the amount of $95,177. This
was above the engineer's estimate of $56,500 by $38,677 or 68.5%. Staff has
reviewed the bid and believes the contractor' s price for demolition and and
clearing of the site, construction of the equipment vault,
electrical work far exceeds what should be expected for facility the
scope of work
outlined on the plans. Construction of this typ e of
specialized item and only a few contractors in the area can accomplish the
work.
We will be making some plan modifications in the project and readvertising for
bid as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: N.A.
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