REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract in the Amount of $823,972.80 to VSS International, Inc. for Annual Slurry Seal 2025 and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) (PW25-02)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $823,972.80 to VSS International, Inc. of West Sacramento for Annual Slurry Seal 2025 and for approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $82,397.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.09.040(e) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC), City Council approval is required for public works contracts exceeding $250,000.
In accordance with SMC 2.09.120(b), in the event an identical price is received from two or more responsive and responsible bidders, and in the judgement of the Purchasing Officer, the public interest will not be served by re-advertising for bids, the Purchasing Officer may determine the successful bidder by the casting of lots with the tie bidders in public at a date and time set by the Purchasing Officer.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), for the repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing facilities, including highways, streets and similar facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Annual Slurry Seal 2025 project consists of the installation of 3,915,680 square feet of slurry seal on various residential street segments and parking lots throughout the City (Attachment 3). This project includes City-owned parking lots on McKinley Ave and Sunnyvale Ave, which together consist of 84,000 square feet of the total square footage.
The Project was advertised on DemandStar on February 7, 2025. Twelve (12) contractors requested bid documents. Sealed bids were opened on February 26, 2025, with five (5) ...
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