Title
Adopt a Resolution to Find that Emergency Conditions Exist That Do Not Permit a Delay Resulting from a Competitive Solicitation for Bids; Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Award an Emergency Construction Contract to McGuire & Hester for the Demolition and Removal of the Haas Street Pedestrian Bridge and Other Debris in the Amount of $227,500.00 Plus Up to an Additional 10% ($22,750.00) in Cumulative Change Orders for a Total of $250,250.00, and Approve a Re-appropriation of $250,250.00 from the FY 2022-2023 to the FY 2023-2024 Budget in Account 010-38-903-5240 for an Emergency Project
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Sustainability & Resiliency
SUMMARY
The attached resolution (1) finds that substantial evidence exists of an emergency that will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids and that the action is necessary to respond to the emergency, and (2) authorizes the City Manager or her designee to award an Emergency Construction Contract to McGuire & Hester for the demolition and removal of the 100-foot span pedestrian bridge that connects Haas Avenue to Cary Drive, and a fallen Eucalyptus tree.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the following:
* Find that substantial evidence exists of an emergency that will not permit a delay resulting from development of plans and specifications and a competitive solicitation for bids and that the action is necessary to respond to the emergency.
* Find that the specialized nature of installing upstream and downstream cofferdams with a bypass system for existing water flows as well as implementation of a sediment and erosion control plan, and compliance with permits issued by the regulatory agencies, necessitates specialized work that McGuire & Hester can perform in the timeline provided.
* Authorize the City Manager or her designee to award an Emergency Construction Contract to McGuire & Hester for the demolition and removal of pedestrian bridge that connects Haas A...
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