RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AWARDING the ACCESSIBility IMPROVEMENTS FOR FIREHOUSE recreation center CIP No. 9311 WHEREAS, On March 3, 2025, a contractor was working on a traffic signal antenna at the Firehouse Recreation Center and damaged a fire sprinkler line. The damage caused a breakage above the women’s restroom flooding the women’s restroom, meeting room, kitchen, dining room, both corridors No. 1 and 2, storage rooms 1 and 2, lobby, and reception area. City staff and contractors’ insurance adjusters spent several months working out details to arrive at a mutual agreement on what items needed repairs and what items needed replacement. The insurance adjusters have provided their estimated Replacement Cost Value (RCV) for the water damage (base bid) at $42,065; and WHEREAS, The facility has been closed since, and staff have been working diligently to minimize the impact on programming and settle a claim with the contractors’ insurance. The Senior Program has been temporarily relocated to the Breadbox Recreation Center; and WHEREAS, On July 18, 2025, the City Engineer approved the project Plans and Specification and authorized the call for bids for the Water Damage Repairs at Firehouse Building - CIP No. 9311. On August 12, 2025, two bids were received from Premier Builders and Blancas Construction in the amounts of $189,894 and $191,381, respectively. Blancas Construction, with their 5% local preference adjustment, was awarded the project in the amount of $191,381; and WHEREAS, On November 20, 2025, the Water Damage Repairs for Firehouse contract was terminated with Blancas Construction, so that water damage repairs could be included in the accessibility improvements project and to expand flooring and painting improvements to the entire first floor; and WHEREAS, On May 18, 2026, the city advertised on PlanetBids website Hazardous Materials Abatement & Pre-Renovation Demolition at Firehouse Recreation Center CIP 9311. On June 23, 2026, one bid proposal was received from Coastwide Environmental Inc. in the amount of $84,655. Abatement and demolition is currently in process and expected to be completed by late September or early October 2026; and WHEREAS, On July 31, 2026, the City advertised on PlanetBids the Accessibility Improvements for Firehouse Recreation Center, CIP 9311. One bid proposal was received on August 21, 2026 from Pro-Ex Construction Inc. for $861,000; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 1530l(a), Class 1, and Section 15300.2), because the only project proposes to alter interior partitions, plumbing, electrical conveyances, and are not reconstructing or replacing any structures or facilities; and WHEREAS, City staff thereupon reported the bid results to the City Council at its regular meeting on October 13, 2026, and the Council in open session at said meeting examined the staff report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED in reference to the “Accessibility Improvements for Firehouse Recreation Center CIP No. 9311”, that the bid from Pro-Ex Construction Inc., (hereinafter referred to as “The Successful Bidder”) is hereby accepted. The subject contract is hereby awarded to said Successful Bidder for the sum of $861,000 and more specifically at the unit prices set forth and contained in the Proposal for the “Accessibility Improvements for Firehouse Recreation Center CIP No. 9311”, of said Successful Bidder; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Plans and Specifications for the Accessibility Improvements for Firehouse Recreation Center, CIP No. 9311 are hereby accepted and adopted for said work 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 City Council authorizes an additional $86,100 for construction contingencies, approximately 10% of the contract amount for the “Accessibility Improvements for Firehouse Recreation Center CIP No. 9311”.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of October 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
Alexis Mejia, Assistant City Clerk
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