REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW16-22 for the 2012-13 Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement Phase 3 Project, Make a Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption and a Finding of Bid Non-responsiveness
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $1,862,072 to Precision Engineering Inc. of San Francisco for Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement. Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $186,207, and to make a finding of CEQA categorical exemption. Finally, approval is requested to make a finding of bid non-responsiveness with regard to a bid received from Bay Pacific Pipelines. The bid is non-responsive because the contractor did not acknowledge an addendum issued by the City which made changes to the specifications.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302(c), replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Capital Project 825331, Replacement/Rehabilitation of Sanitary Sewer System, provides for the inspection, design, and replacement or rehabilitation of citywide sewer lines. The City has over 280 miles of sewer lines, from six inches to forty-eight inches in diameter, and many of the lines are 50 or more years old. Pipe failures have been occurring and deficiencies have been noted at various locations citywide. The funding provided by this project allows for the replacement or rehabilitation of sewer mains as deficiencies are identified.
This project will replace or rehabilitate approximately 6,800 linear feet of sanitary sewer mains selected by City staff based on reviews of TV inspection data. The ...
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