RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE 2026 ABBOTT ST SANITARY SEWER AND PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP 9981 TO THE DON CHAPIN CO. INC.
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2024, through Resolution No. 23031, City Council approved the 5-Year Pavement Preservation Street List; and WHEREAS, the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update lists Abbot St as a location in need of sewer improvements driven by aging infrastructure and future peak flows; and WHEREAS, the 2026 Abbott St Sanitary Sewer and Pavement Improvements Project is comprised of pavement improvements on a portions of Abbott St from Year 2 and Year 5 of the council approved street list and sanitary sewer upsizing to obtain better pricing and to consolidate overlapping improvements; 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, a portion of which is available for use in this project; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Abbott St Sanitary Sewer and Pavement Improvements Project incorporates rubberized pavement on Abbott Street from South Sanborn Rd to the City Limits; and WHEREAS, on April 14, 2026, the City Engineer approved the project plans and specifications and authorized the call for bids for the 2026 Abbott St Sanitary Sewer and Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981 (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, on June 2, 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 Project 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 apparent lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Don Chapin Co., submitted a bid that is 72% 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 16, 2026, 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, pavement striping, and upsize existing sanitary sewers and the project does not qualify for any of the exemptions to the categorical exemptions found at CEQA Guidelines Sections 15300.2; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Salinas Charter section 13.1 and City Code Section 12-21, in reference to the “2026 Abbott St Sanitary Sewer and Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981”, that all of said bids are rejected except the bid from The Don Chapin Co. Inc., (hereinafter referred to as “Successful Bidders”), being the lowest and best bid, which is hereby accepted (Base Bid No. 1, Base Bid No. 3, Additive Bid No. 1, and Additive Alternative No. 2). The subject contract is hereby awarded to said Successful Bidder for the sum of $11,927,000.00, and more specifically at the unit prices particularly set forth and contained in the Proposal for the “2026 Abbott St Sanitary Sewer and 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 “2026 Abbott St Sanitary Sewer and 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 15% in the amount of $1,789,050.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby approves an appropriation of $309,960 from the Sanitary Sewer Fund Balance and $1,904,040 from the Sanitary Sewer Development Impact Fee for said 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 30th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
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