RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE 2024 PAVEMENT CRACK TREATMENT ON VARIOUS STREETS PROJECT No. 9981 WHEREAS, the City of Salinas maintains approximately 291 centerline miles of roadways; and WHEREAS, on May 7, 2024, the City Council approved the Pavement Management and Street Selection Policy through Resolution No. 22953; and WHEREAS, the policy identified crack treatment as part of the pavement preservation strategy; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 2024, the City Council approved the 5-Year Pavement Preservation Street List through Resolution No. 23031; and WHEREAS, on July 22, 2024, the City Engineer approved the project specifications and authorized the call for bids for this project. This project, in general, calls crack treatment of existing pavements from ¼ inch to 1 inch wide to deter additional pavement deterioration from water intrusion; and WHEREAS, on August 13, 2024, three bids were electronically received via PlanetBids and publicly opened and examined via Zoom meeting from City Hall, at Salinas, California, for the 2024 Pavement Crack Treatment on Various Streets Project No. 9981 in accordance with the Project Specifications; and WHEREAS, the City received bids for the 2024 Pavement Crack Treatment on Various Streets Project No. 9981 from Talley Oil Inc., Onyx Paving Company, Inc., and Global Road Sealing Inc., with a total bid of $517,650, $589,860, and $629,650, respectively and lower than the engineer’s estimate; and WHEREAS, the bid received from Global Road Sealing Inc., was incomplete and therefor deemed nonresponsive; and WHEREAS, due to a calculation oversight, the total calculated quantities for the crack treatment on the bid proposal were approximately 30% lower than the actual quantities; and WHEREAS, said oversight was not found until after bid opening; and WHEREAS, based on the state standard specifications, the apparent low bidder may negotiate any adjustments which increase or decrease the quantities by more than 25%; and WHEREAS, said negotiated difference would be outside of the competitive bidding process and staff recommends rejection of all bids.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby rejects all bids received on August 13, 2024 for the 2024 Pavement Crack Treatment on Various Streets Project No. 9981.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of October 2024, 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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