HomeMy Public PortalAbout7G Rejection of all Bids - Rosemead Blvd ProjCity Council
October 16, 2012
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presented the project and bidding requirements to all in attendance. Nine general
contractors (potential prime bidders) attended the pre-bid conference .
5 . On October 4, 2012, five bids were received and opened . Following is a bid
summary:
Contractor Los Angele s Griffith Excel Paving Sully-Miller USS Cal
Name: Engineering Company Builders
Total Bid : $14,5 72,656.63 $15,662,859.89 $16,436,862.55 Not Read Not Read
lowest 2nd lowest 3rd lowest DISQUALIFIED DISQUALIF IED r espo nsive responsive responsive
ANALYSIS:
Since Rosemead Boulevard was relinquished from state control to City jurisdiction in
March 2008, the City of Temple City has eagerly sought to improve the safety, the
multi-modal facilities, and access to businesses along Rosemead Boulevard. After a
thorough design process that began in December 201 0, the final plans and
specifications were expedited through federal and local agency approvals in early 2012.
Consistent with the project timeline , the City had a construction bid opening on October
4 , 2012. A total of five bids were received. Two bids (i.e ., Sully-Miller and USS Cal
Builders) were deemed nonresponsive due to nonconformance for failure to adhere to
administrative requirements of the bid submission; their bids were not read at the public
bid opening. Of the three responsive bids, two of them exceeded the established
project budget by more than 5% (i.e ., Griffith Company and Excel Paving). The
apparent low bidder, Los Angeles Engineering, failed to submit their DBE Good Faith
federal documents within the allotted time (i.e., 4:00 p.m . on Thursday, October 11,
2012) and has thus been disqualified .
Through public contract code procedures, bids were solicited from qualified contractors
who all submitted bids that were either disqualified or over the project budget. City
Council is requested to reject all bids and authorize staff to re-advertise for construction
of this project with the same budget. Staff recommends proceeding with the next steps
according to the following expedited schedule :
• Bid Advertisement:
• Bid Walk:
• Bid Opening:
• Award construction contract:
October 19, 23 and 29, 2012
October 31 , 2012
November 8, 2012
November 20, 2012
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CONCLUSION:
If Council rejects all construction bids for this project, staff would be able to
expeditiously proceed with the re-bid of this project and still be able to take advantage
of the current favorable construction climate.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with this agenda item as recommended . The City Council as
part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13 City Budget previously approved an collective
appropriation of $14,652,644 for the construction of the Rosemead Boulevard Project.
A TT ACHMENT{S)
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