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council Meeting: July 10, 1990 Santa Monica, california
To:
Mayor and city Council
From:
City staff
Subject:
Recommendation
Painting and
Transportation
Building.
to Award a Construction Contract for
Various other Improvements at the
Department operations and Administration
INTRODUCTION
This report requests that the City Council award a construction
contract to improve various
areas of the operations and
Administration Building at the Transportation Department to Lechuga
and Sons Painting, the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of
$46,999.00.
BACKGROUND
The City Council approved funds for facility improvements in the
Transportation Department Capital Improvement account.
Plans and
specifications were prepared by the city Engineer's Office.
Improvements cover all of the operations areas, the administrative
offices and the common areas, including the four stairwells. The
work includes replastering of earthquake damaged cracks, repainting
the building interior, replacement of worn floor covering in nine
areas, partial replacement of the wall covering in the Driver I s
Recreation Room and other incidental work as required.
A Notice Inviting Bids was published May 1 and 2, 1990 in the
Evening Outlook and in four construction journals.
Bidding
documents were also fO~larded to ten DBE contracting associations.
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Bidding packages were requested by seven contractors.
Four bids were received, opened and read publicly on June 5, 1990,
by the Deputy city Clerk. The bids are as follows:
Lechuga & Sons Painting *
CDAD, Inc. ...........................
$ 46,999.00
$ 52,749.00
$ 68,000.00
$103,999.00
DTEC Construction ....................
Conger Construction Co., Inc. ........
* DBE Contractor
City Engineer's Estimate ............. $ 65,000.00
staff checked all references submitted by Lechuga & Sons Painting.
Parties interviewed were generally satisfied with the quality of
work performed by the low bidder, Lechuga & Sons Painting.
The second low bidder, CDAD Inc., obj ected to the use of a C33
license, Painting and Decorating State Contractor's License,
submitted by the low bidder for this project and stated that a "B"
License was required by state law. This claim was reviewed by the
City Attorney who ruled that the low bidder was properly licensed
for this project.
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BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds Required
Contract
$46,999.00
Contingencies
Total
7,001.00
$54,000.00
Funds for this project in the amount of $54,000.00 are available in
ClP Account No. 41-750-657-21488-8911-99104.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the City council:
1. Award a construction contract to improve various areas of the
operations and Administration building at the Transportation
Department to the low bidder, Lechuga & Sons Painting I in the
amount of $46,999.00; and
2. Authorize the City Engineer to issue any necessary change
orders and complete additional work in conformance with the
Administrative Instructions on Change Orders.
Prepared by:
stanley E. Scholl, Director of General Services
Jack Hutchison, Director of Transportation
Dave Britton, P.E., Acting city Engineer
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