TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Joe Parco, City Engineer
Edward Kao, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Reject all Bids for the Strand Stairs Rehabilitation Project
(Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council reject all bids for the Strand Stairs Rehabilitation Project and authorize staff to re-bid the project.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is approximately $1.4 million available for construction and construction management. There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
There are currently two major recreational features located along the City’s entire two mile coastline, a pedestrian walkway (Strand) owned and maintained by the City and a bike path (Marvin Braude Bike Path) owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. The bike path is situated to the west of the Strand and is separated from the Strand by a vegetated slope of varying widths and grade. Connecting the Strand and the bike path are thirty six pedestrian access points. Twenty seven of these access ways have stairs of varying designs and conditions.
For the Strand Stair Rehabilitation Project twenty-four locations were identified to be repaired, removed and/or replaced. The improvements will provide safe access from the Strand to the beach and will comply with current ADA requirements.
DISCUSSION:
Bids were solicited on an open and competitive basis in accordance with the provisions of the State Public Contract Code. The project was advertised for bids in eight (8) construction industry publications and was listed on the City’s website for upcoming bids. Subsequently twenty-one (21) sets of plans and specifications were provided to contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers. However, only a total of two (2) competitive bids were received and opened on June 24, 2015. The low bid was $1,376,705.41 by Future DB International, Inc. and the other bid was $1,675,083 from Ruiz Brothers Construction. After review of the bids, the low bidder’s bid packet was incomplete and thereby found to be non-responsive. Since the engineer’s estimate was $1,300,000, the second bid far exceeded the available budget for this project.
CONCLUSION:
Therefore, staff recommends that City Council reject all bids, authorize staff to re-bid the project.
Attachments:
1. Budget and Expenditures