RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BID AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT WITH JJR CONSTRUCTION, INC FOR THE CITYWIDE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT CIP NO. 9720 WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, City Council, pursuant to Resolution No. 22498, approved plans and specifications for the Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project; and WHEREAS, representatives of the City Clerk of Salinas on November 22, 2022, at a public meeting held via Zoom meeting from City Hall, at Salinas, California, publicly opened, examined, and declared all bids or proposals delivered electronically via the PlanetBids website for the Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project CIP No. 9720 in accordance with the specifications for such work filed in the office of said City Clerk, and now on file in said office; and WHEREAS, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder JJR Construction, Inc. submitted a bid of $3,761,531.32, which is 63% of the engineering estimate and sufficient funds are available to award this project; and WHEREAS, with available remaining funds, City staff recommends increasing the original work quantities of Base Bid No. 1 by up to 25%, which equates to $750,000.00 worth of work; and WHEREAS, City staff thereupon reported the results of the bidding to the City Council at its regular meeting on January 10, 2022, and the Council in open session at said meeting examined the staff report; and WHEREAS, The City of Salinas has determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 15301(c), Class I) because the majority of the work will be maintenance of concrete sidewalks, curb and gutters; and WHEREAS, the project does not qualify for any of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions found at CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 as all exceptions do not relate to the project scope of work for this project; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to Salinas Charter section 13.1 and City Code Section 12-21, in reference to the “Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project”, that all of said bids or proposals are rejected except the bid from JJR Construction, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as “Successful Bidders”), being the lowest and best bid, which is hereby accepted (Base Bid No. 1 through Base Bid No. 6). The subject contract is hereby awarded to said Successful Bidder for the sum of $3,761,531.32, and more specifically at the unit prices particularly set forth and contained in the Proposal for the “Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project”, of said successful bidders previously filed in the office of the City Clerk. Said sum shall be paid by the City of Salinas to said Successful Bidder in cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time and manner specified in the plans and specification and contract documents for the project filed in the office of the City Clerk, entitled “Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project CIP No. 9720”; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said plans and specifications are hereby referred and adopted for said work and are also referred to for all details and particulars thereof, and said plans and specifications are by reference incorporated in and hereby made a part of this resolution; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of Salinas is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the City of Salinas to execute a contract consistent with the Proposal of said Successful Bidder for said work; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Works Director or his/her designee is hereby authorized to approve contract change orders up to an additional $750,000.00.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of January 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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