PROJECT NO. CIP 99-529 CLARK FIELD IMPROVEMENTS – BALLFIELD BACKSTOP - APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS & ESTIMATES
AND ADVERTISE FOR BIDS

 

 

Recommendation :

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the plans, specifications, estimates, order the work and call for bids; and

2. Instruct the City Clerk to post Notice Inviting Sealed Bids for said project.

 

Background :

On June 27, 2000, the City Council approved bid advertisement of the project to meet original window of construction time, from end of August to end of September. The contractors picked up a total of six bid packages, however, only one submitted a bid by the closing date. The main reason for lack of participation was due to prosperous market economy where there is abundance of work.

On July 11, 2000, the City Council rejected bid award to Dunn Brothers Fence Co. on the basis of bid price being 19% over the engineer’s estimate and being a sole bidder. Therefore, the construction of the project was postponed and re-scheduled for the next window of construction time, from early January of 2000 to late February of 2000. This project has been deemed a primary project by the City Council in response to request from the Little League.

The general scope of work consists of the complete removal and disposal of the existing ball field backstop and fencing, site preparation and the installation of a proposed ball field backstop and appurtenant work.

 

Fiscal Impact :

The engineer’s estimate for this project is $80,000, and a total of $248,269 has been budgeted for the entire park project in FY 2000-01.

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