HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-261RESOLUTION NO. 2009-261
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING IRREGULARITIES, ACCEPTING
BIDS AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE
"FOURTH AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BETWEEN L
STREET AND ORANGE AVENUE (STL291)" TO MJC
CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $908,011.50;
AUTHORIZING AN INTER-PROJECT TRANSFER IN THE
AMOUNT OF $131,800 FROM EXISTING PROJECTS STL335
($28,800), STL340 ($32,000) AND STL310 ($71,000) TO
STL291; APPROPRIATING TRANSPORTATION
DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$99,200; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2009/2010 TDA
FUND AND CIP PROGRAM; AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF ALL AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE
PROJECT
WHEREAS, City staff prepared plans and specifications for the "Fourth Avenue
Improvement Project, between L Street to Orange Avenue (STL291)" and advertised the project
on July 31, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2009, the Director of Public Works received sixteen (16)
sealed bids for the project as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
1. MJC Construction -Bonita, CA $923,011.50
2. L.B. Civil Construction, -San Diego, CA $959,700.00
3. Tri-Group Construction -Poway, CA $968,475.00
4. Sheidel Contracting & Engineering - La Mesa, CA $971,609.00
5. Heffler Company -National City, CA $975,260.00
6. Southland Paving, Inc. -Escondido, CA $986,841.30
7. Watkins Landmark Company -Del Mar, CA $987,969.12
8. Burtech Pipeline, Inc. -Encinitas, CA $988,977.50
9. Hazard Construction Company -San Diego, CA $998,245.00
10. Palm Engineering Construction -San Diego, CA $1,028,000.00
11. Portillo Concrete Inc. -Lemon Grove, CA $1,053,790.00
12. Whitson Contracting & Management -San Diego, CA $1,110,317.00
13. Koch-Armstrong General Engineering -Lakeside, CA $1,131,370.00
14. HTA Engineering &Construction-Poway, CA $1,144,650.00
15. New Century Construction-Lakeside-CA $1,161,330.00
16. HAR Construction- Chula Vista, CA $1,444,370.90
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WHEREAS, staff reviewed the low bid proposal in the amount of $923,011.50,
submitted by MJC Construction of Bonita, California and found a minor clerical error in the bid
total; and
WHEREAS, MJC Construction submitted a letter acknowledging the clerical error and
agreeing to stand by their revised grand total bid price of $908,011.50; and
WHEREAS, the low bid by MJC Construction is below the Engineer's estimate of
$1,013,650.00 by $105,638.50 (]0%). Staff has verified the references provided by the
contractor with satisfactory results. The contractor has performed various work for the City of
Chula Vista and other Cities and Counties and their work has been deemed satisfactory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby waive irregularities, accept bids and awazd the contract for the "Fourth
Avenue Improvement Project, Between L Street and Orange Avenue (STL291)" to MJC
Construction, Inc. in the amount of $908,011.50; authorize aninter-project transfer in the amount
of $131,800 from existing projects STL335 ($28,800), STL340 ($32,000) and STL310 ($71,000)
to STL291; appropriate Transportation Development Act (TDA) Funds in the amount of
$99,200; and amend the fiscal yeaz 2009/2010 TDA Fund and CIP Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby waive Council Policy 574-01 and authorize the Director of Public Works Operations to
approve change orders as necessary and expend all available funds in the project.
Presented by
Richazd A. Hopk' s
Director of Pub c Works
Approved as to form by
Ci -C
B . Miesfeld
y Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 3rd day of November 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, Thompson and
Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
v
Cheryl Cox, M or
ATTEST:
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. 2009-261 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 3rd day of November 2009.
Executed this 3rd day of November 2009.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk