RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH, CALIFORNIA DECLARING V. LOPEZ JR. & SONS, INC. A NON -RESPONSIBLE
BIDDER THEREBY DISQUALIFYING THEM FROM PERFORMING FUTURE WORK
FOR THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2017 V. Lopez Jr. & Sons (V. Lopez) was awarded a contract in the amount of $2,901,486 for the Five Cities Lift Station and Lift Station Maintenance Projects; and
WHEREAS, several significant issues were encountered with V. Lopez's project understanding and public works competence over the course of the project; and WHEREAS, the project experienced significant delays and resulted in the City extending the contract time 159 days past the 300-day contract time to a total of 459 days; and WHEREAS, V. Lopez completed the work 69 days past the contract time, for which the City withheld 69 days of liquidated damages for a total of $69,000; and WHEREAS, the total approximate financial loss to the City as a direct result of V. Lopez is $322,500.
`—' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach hereby declares V. Lopez Jr. and Sons as a non -responsible bidder, thereby disqualifying them from performing future work for the City of Pismo Beach for a period of five years from the date of this action.
UPON MOTION OF Council Member Newton, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Reiss, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 215t day of March 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: 4
NOES: 1
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
RECUSED: 0
Approved:
Ed-Waige, Mayor
Newton, Reiss, Guthri
Inman
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