REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW18-18 for the Landfill Post-Closure Erosion Protection Project (PR 15/02-16), Waiver of Minor Bid Irregularity, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption, and Approval of Budget Modification No. 44
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $561,696 to R.J. Gordon Construction, Inc. of Pleasant Hill for the Landfill Post-Closure Erosion Protection Project. Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $56,170 and a Budget Modification in the amount of $145,070.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Further to Chapter 2.09 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for construction contracts exceeding $100,000 and a minor bid irregularity may be waived if the discrepancy does not give the bidder an advantage over others.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for the project is a Class 1 categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) for existing facilities.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City closed the Sunnyvale Landfill in 1993. Closure included placing an engineered clay cap over the waste to keep rain out and landfill gas in. Over the clay cap is a one-foot topsoil "cover" layer to support vegetation and prevent damage to the clay. The landfill cover also contains piping to capture methane gas generated by decomposition of garbage...
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