REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW19-22 to Roofing & Solar Construction Inc. for the Roof Replacement of the Chemical Building at the Water Pollution Control Plant Project and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act Categorical Exemption
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $148,000 to Roofing & Solar Construction Inc. of Novato for the Repair to the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) Support Facilities - Roof Replacement of the Chemical Building Project (Public Works Project No. PR-19-05) and approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $14,800.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Pursuant to Section 2.09.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for public works contracts exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(d) for the maintenance and repair of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The WPCP has several buildings and facilities that are over 40 years old and in varying states of disrepair and in need of replacement. Until the WPCP Masterplan is completed and new facilities are replaced over the next 10 to 15 years, the existing buildings and supporting structures will require rehabilitation to ensure continued operations until the new buildings are occupied. One of the necessary projects is the replacement of the Chemical Building roof which has exceeded its useful life.
The project was advertised for competitive bidding on the City’s DemandStar public procurement network and distributed to the Bay Area Builder’s Exchange on July 5, 2019. Ten (10) contractors requested bid documents and sealed bids were opened on August 7, 2019, with 7 bids received. Roofing & Solar Construction Inc. has the lowest responsive and responsible bid in the amount of $148,000 (Attachment 1 - Bid Summary).
FISCAL IMPACT
Project costs consist of the construction contract in the amount of $148,000 and a 10% contingency in the amount of $14,800, for a total of $162,800.
Funding Source
Budgeted funding is available in Project 831620 - Repairs to the WPCP Support Facilities. This project is funded by the Wastewater Management Fund.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(d)
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $148,000 to Roofing & Solar Construction Inc.
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $14,800
Staff
Prepared by: Gregory S. Card, Purchasing Officer
Reviewed by: Timothy J. Kirby, Director of Finance
Reviewed by: Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Bid Summary
2. Draft General Construction Contract