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CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM
Report: Award of Street Light Painting Contract to Street Light Restoration Specialist Inc. for Glendale Water & Power’s (GWP) Painting Street Light Standards on Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Road Area Project, Specification No. 3995.
1. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into and execute a one-year contract with Street Light Restoration Specialist Inc., for GWP’s Painting Street Light Standards on Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Road Area Project for the not-to-exceed amount of $269,280, plus a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $26,928.
COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Consent
Approved for May 13, 2025 calendar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
GWP strives to provide efficient, reliable street lighting systems that enhance the character of the City’s communities. The historical cast iron street light standards in the Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Avenue Area are rusted and require a fresh coat of paint. The size and volume of this project and lack of both trained field personnel and adequate equipment necessitate the hiring of a contractor to perform the needed painting of street light poles.
On February 5, 2025, Specification No. 3995 was advertised and was posted on the City of Glendale RFP/RFQ/BID Web Page. GWP received four bids, which are discussed in detail below, leading to the recommendation of Street Light Restoration Specialist Inc.
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a one-year contract with Street Light restoration Specialist Inc. for Painting Street Light Standards in the Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Avenue Area Project.
ANALYSIS
The street light poles on Rossmoyne Neighborhood and Honolulu Avenue Area are rusted and require a fresh coat of paint. Painting these poles not only protects the City’s infrastructure but it also beautifies the neighborhoods and improves the City aesthetically.
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Pursuant to Specification No. 3995 and the contract to be awarded, a total of 226 single globe and double globe street light standards will be painted which will take approximately six months to complete.
On February 5, 2025, Specification No. 3995 was advertised on the City’s RFP/RFQ/BID web page. On March 18, 2025, the due date for bid submissions, four companies responded by submitting bids.
GWP staff conducted a detailed analysis of all four bids and were evaluated based on bid price, project narrative understanding, related experience and personnel, and contract and insurance compliance. During the review process, the two lowest bids were deemed non-responsive for the reasons explained below.
Table 1 below summarizes the evaluation results:
TABLE 1
BIDDERS- STREET LIGHT RESTORATION 2025
COMPANY
NAME EXPERIENCE LICENSE# LICENSING TYPE OF
WORK/TRADE BID PRICE
1 PERFECTION
PAINTING
CORP.
3 Years 1091363 B,C-33 INTERIOR/EXTERIOR
PAINTING $ 61,020
2 VARN
PAINTING INC. 17 Years 906370 C-33
DRYWALL,
ACOUSTIC CEILING
AND CMU WALLS
$183,000
3 STREET LIGHT
RESTORATION
SPECIALIST
INC.
24 Years 811227 C-61/C-
64/C-33
LIGHT POLE
RESTORATION;
TRAFFIC SIGNAL
REHABILITATION
$269,280
4 PRIME
PAINTING INC. 35 Years 717259 B, C-33 INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PAINTING $587,000
Perfection Painting Corp.’s bid did not meet the essential qualifications requirements described in the Notice Inviting Bids and the Specification which require each bidder to establish that it has successfully completed at least ten similar project(s) involving similar work within the last five years. Perfection Painting Corp.’s listed experience was three years, whereas the requirement is five years, and their experience is limited to painting the interiors/exteriors of buildings rather than streetlight painting.
Varn Painting Inc. did not meet the essential qualifications requirements described in the Notice Inviting Bids and the Specification which require each bidder to demonstrate that they are well versed and qualified for street light painting in the public right of way.
Varn Painting Inc.’s listed experience focused on drywall painting, concrete masonry unit and acoustic ceiling painting, which are all unrelated to street light painting in the public right of way.
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GWP’s review found the third lowest bidder’s bid to be responsive. Street Light Restoration Specialist Inc.’s bid meets the requirements for qualification. All of their listed projects are related to street light pole restoration and traffic signal rehabilitation. Additionally, Street Light Restoration Specialist has successfully completed at least ten projects involving similar work.
The remaining responsive bid by Prime Painting Inc., as indicated in Table 1 above, was above Street Light Restoration Specialist Inc.’s bid in price.
STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
Not Applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost for the Street Light Painting Project is $296,208, with the funding included in the proposed budget for FY 2025-26. The proposed appropriation is outlined below:
Proposed Appropriation
Amount Account String Funding Source
$296,208 GL: 43110-5830-GWP-0020
PL: Project #GWP00638AA
Electric Depreciation Fund
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as a Class 1 Existing Facilities project for the operation, repair, maintenance or minor alteration of existing highways and streets, sidewalks and similar facilities pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301.
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
Not Applicable.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1) Not to award the contract as recommended herein, which will adversely impact the City’s efforts to upgrade and improve the streetlight poles. 2) Consider any other alternative not proposed by staff.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Submitted by:
Scott K. Mellon, P.E., Acting General Manager - Glendale Water and Power Prepared by:
Daniel Scorza, P.E., Assistant General Manager - Electric Catherine Babakhanlou, P.E., Principal Electrical Engineer 4{{section.number}}a
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Approved by:
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
None.