Title
Recommendation to Reject All Bids and Authorize a Call for Rebid for the Mastick Senior Center Painting Project, No. P.W. 08-16-16. (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Reject All Bids and Authorize a Call for Rebid for the Mastick Senior Center Painting Project, No. P.W. 08-16-16
BACKGROUND
The Mastick Senior Center painting project consists of repainting the exterior surfaces of the Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue. Laboratory testing of the existing exterior painted stucco, conducted by Oaks Environmental Testing Company, shows the presence of Lead-Based Paints (LBP) throughout the exterior of the center. The project specifications require the contractors to be trained and Environmental Protection Agency-certified on how to handle LBP surfaces.
DISCUSSION
To comply with California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) requirements in soliciting the maximum number of bids and the most competitive price, a Notice Inviting Bids and project specifications was advertised in 12 separate builders exchanges throughout the Bay Area. The notice inviting bids was also published in the Alameda Journal and put on the City's website. Five contractors submitted bids. Bids were publicly opened and read aloud on Monday, September 12, 2016. The list of bidders from lowest to highest for total project cost is as follows:
Bidder
Location
Bid Amount
Color New Company
Woodlands
$108,000.00
So Unique Painting & Decorating
Pleasanton
$145,574.70
On Point Construction
Burlington
$151,000.00
D&H Painting
Sacramento
$207,494.00
Athens Painting & Commercial Coatings, Inc.
Pittsburg
$244,000.00
The first apparent low bidder, Color New Company, withdrew their bid due to error in not including their profit in their bid proposal. On Point Construction submitted a bid proposal in the amount of $144,000; however, staff found that On Point Construction did not...
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