RESOLUTION NO. _______ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE COVENTRY STREET AND VICTOR STREET TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES PROJECT, CIP NO. 9163 TO TEICHERT CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, on March 7, 2023, and April 9, 2024, City Council adopted resolutions approving the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Plan for Victor Street and Coventry Street, respectively; and WHEREAS, as part of the plans, a raised crosswalk on Victor Street and a traffic circle on Coventry Street were proposed for construction; and WHEREAS, due to low interest from contractors of the individual projects, City staff combined the raised crosswalk and traffic circle projects into one with the intention of receiving more bids; and WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025, the City advertised the Coventry Street and Victor Street Traffic Calming Devices Project, CIP no. 9163 to the on-call Class A contractors; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2025, the City opened bids and received one proposal from Teichert Construction in the amount of $297,839.00; and WHEREAS, the project is estimated to be fully funded using Measure X funds allocated to traffic calming; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 15301, Class 1(c)) because the actions consist of minor alteration of an existing City street. A notice of exemption has been prepared and will be filed at the County Clerk’s office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to Salinas City Code Section 12-1, in reference to the “Coventry Street and Victor Street Traffic Calming Devices Project, CIP No. 9163”, that all said bids or proposals are rejected except the bid of Teichert Construction, (hereinafter referred to as “Successful Bidder”), being the lowest and best bid, which is hereby accepted. The subject contract is hereby awarded to said Successful Bidder for the sum of $297,839.00, and more specifically at the unit prices particularly set forth and contained in the Proposal for the “Coventry Street and Victor Street Traffic Calming Devices Project, CIP No. 9163”, 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 specifications and contract documents for the project filed in the office of the City Clerk, entitled “Coventry Street and Victor Street Traffic Calming Devices Project”; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said plans and specifications are hereby accepted and adopted for said work and are also referred to for all the 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 authorizes City Engineer to approve all contract change orders up to an additional 15% of the contract amount, $44,675 for construction contingencies.
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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12th day of August 2025 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