RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE CHINATOWN NAVIGATION CENTER BUILDING IMPROVEMENT CIP NO. 9125 WHEREAS, on November 1, 2019, the City, in partnership with Community Homeless Solutions (CHS), was able to re-open the vacated building at 115 East Lake Street, now known as the Chinatown Navigation Center (CNC), and began hygiene services for unsheltered residents; and WHEREAS, on March 31, 2020, the CNC began providing housing and navigation services; and WHEREAS, on July 10, 2023, the Community Development Department began working with CSG Consultant Inc. and MEI Architects to develop construction documents based on the CNC's most urgent needs, including safety, accessibility, hazardous materials, and essential building system upgrades; and WHEREAS, on January 13, 2025, the City Engineer approved the project Plans and Specifications and authorized the call for bids for the Chinatown Navigation Center Building Improvement, CIP No. 9125 for January 17, 2025; and WHEREAS, On March 11, 2025, three bids were electronically received and publicly opened and examined via a Zoom meeting. The three bidders are David Construction & Management Inc., Premier Builders Inc., and C2 Builders Inc., with total base bids of $715,844, $826,164, and $969,000, respectively. The engineer’s estimate is $661,755, putting proposals received higher than anticipated; and WHEREAS, Insufficient funds are available to fund the Chinatown Navigation Center Building Improvement CIP No. 9125; and WHEREAS, the Project Specifications allow the City to reject bids based on available funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby rejects all bids received for the Chinatown Navigation Center Building Improvement CIP No. 9125 PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of June 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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