RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE 2025 PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP 9981 TO GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WHEREAS, on June 25, 2024, through Resolution No. 23031, City Council approved the 5-Year Pavement Preservation Street List; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project is comprised of the Year 1 streets; and WHEREAS, on December 11, 2024, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) awarded the City of Salinas with a Rubberized Pavement Grant in the amount of $250,000; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project incorporates rubberized pavement with the East and West Laurel Drive improvements; and WHEREAS, on April 8, 2025, bids were opened for the On-Call Services for Traffic Control Devices and on May 13, 2025, City Council rejected the bid received due to excessive cost increases from prior year contracts; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project incorporates some areas in high need of re-striping as part of the project in an effort to maximize available funds; and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2025, the City Engineer approved the project plans and specifications and authorized the call for bids for the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981; and WHEREAS, on May 23, 2025, at a public meeting held via Zoom meeting from City Hall, at Salinas, California, publicly opened and read all bids delivered electronically via the PlanetBids website for the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981 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, at the time of the bid opening, McKim Corporation appeared to have the lowest bid and Granite Construction Co. the second lowest bid; WHEREAS, on May 28, 2025 Granite Construction Co. presented a bid protest contesting McKim Corporation’s self-designation as a local business enterprise; and WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025 a public hearing was held to address the bid protest; and WHEREAS, the apparent lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Granite Construction Company, submitted a bid that is 86% of the engineer’s estimate; and WHEREAS, City staff thereupon reported the results of the bidding process to the City Council at its regular meeting on June 17, 2025, and the City Council in open session at said meeting examined the report of staff; 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 project proposes to maintain existing roadways, crosswalks, signage, and pavement striping, and the project does not qualify for any of the exemptions to the categorical exemptions found at CEQA Guidelines Sections 15300.2; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to Salinas Charter section 13.1 and City Code Section 12-21, in reference to the “2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981”, that all of said bids or proposals are rejected except the bid from Granite Construction Company, (hereinafter referred to as “Successful Bidders”), being the lowest and best bid, which is hereby accepted (Base Bid No. 1, Additive Alternative No.2, and Additive Alternative No. 4). The subject contract is hereby awarded to said Successful Bidder for the sum of $4,838,830.20, and more specifically at the unit prices particularly set forth and contained in the Proposal for the “2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981”, 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 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 “2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981”; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said plans and specifications are 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 Salinas City Council hereby approves a contingency of 20% in the amount of $967,766.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager of Salinas is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the City of Salinas to execute any and all contract change orders related to this project; 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 PASSED AND APPROVED this 17th day of June 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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