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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Award an $807,055 Construction Contract to Insituform Technologies, LLC for the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) 36” Secondary Effluent Line Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 2018.6000; to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 10% (or $80,705) of the Original Contract Amount; to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Change Orders up to a Cumulative Value not to Exceed 34% (or $274,399) of the Original Contract Amount; and to Appropriate $784,454 from the Water Pollution Control Plant Enterprise Funds. (provides for the award of construction contract for the repair and upgrade of the SE Line at WPCP)
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WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro did, on December 7, 2021, publicly open, examine and declare all sealed proposals or bids for doing the work described in the bid documents for the subject project; and
WHEREAS, said proposals were submitted to the Engineering and Transportation Director who finds that the proposal hereinafter mentioned is the lowest responsive bid by a responsible bidder for doing said work; and
WHEREAS, the subject project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, change orders to clarify the work or respond to unusual existing conditions are a normal aspect of public contracting and construction; and
WHEREAS, in order to expedite the delivery of public projects on schedule and on budget, provide that subcontractors and workers are paid in a timely fashion, avoid as much as possible costly delay claims, and insure that the City completes projects and products that are to the City’s highest standards, the City Council finds that providing authorization to negotiate and approve change orders is in the best interest of public health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro hereby RESOLVES as follows:
That said City Council hereby rejects all of said proposals or bids except that herein mentioned; hereby waives any irregularities in the proposal or bid of the lowest responsible bidder; and hereby awards the contract for doing said work to the lowest responsible bidder to wit, Insituform Technologies, LLC, in the amount of $807,055; and
That the City Manager or her designee is authorized to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to a maximum of 10% of the original contract amount, or $80,705 each; and
That the City Manager or her designee is authorized to negotiate and approve cumulative change orders up to a maximum of 34% of the original contract amount, or $274,399; and
That $784,454 of the Water Pollution Control Plant Enterprise Funds are appropriated to account 593-52-267 for the subject project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That if the above named contractor is unable to execute the contract, then the City Manager is authorized to award this contract to the next lowest responsible bidder, execute all documents to effect the award, and take all actions necessary to recover any bid security from the low bidder necessary to make the City whole in its acceptance of the lowest bid.