RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
(3) AWARD the on-call contract to Hess, in a not to exceed amount ($150,000.00) and the unit prices submitted in the bid ($2,136.00 Total Unit Price).
(4) DIRECT that the Public Works Director, or designee, shall prepare the contract.
(5) ORDER that after the contractor has signed the contract and returned it, together with any required certificates of insurance and other required documents, and the Public Works Director has reviewed and found them to be sufficient; the Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized to sign the contract for this Board.
(6) ORDER that, the Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized to sign any escrow agreements prepared for this project to permit the direct payment of retentions into escrow or the substitution of securities for moneys withheld by the County to ensure performance under the contract, pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 22300.
(7) DELEGATE, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 4114, to the Public Works Director, or designee, the Board’s functions under Public Contract Code Sections 4107 and 4110.
(8) DECLARE that, should the award of the contract to Hess be invalidated for any reason, the Board would not in any event have awarded the contract to any other bidder, but instead would have exercised its discretion to reject all of the bids received. Nothing in this Board Order shall prevent the Board from re-awarding the contract to another bidder in cases where the successful bidder establishes a mistake, refuses to sign the contract, or fails to furnish required bonds or insurance (see Public Contract Code Sections 5100-5107).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The contract, for a maximum amount of $150,000, will be funded by 100% Local Road Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The above project was previously approved by the Board of Supervisors, specifications were filed with and approved by the Board, and bids were invited by the Public Works Director. On May 9, 2017, the Public Works Department received bids from the following contractors:
BIDDER, TOTAL UNIT AMOUNT
Hess Concrete Construction Co., Inc.: $2,136 Total Unit Price
The Public Works Director has reported that Hess complied with the requirements of the County’s Outreach Program, with minor irregularities, as provided in the project specifications, and the Public Works Director recommends that the construction contract be awarded to Hess.
The general prevailing rates of wages, which shall be the minimum rates paid on this project, have been filed with the Clerk of the Board, with copies to be made available to any party upon request.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Public Works Department may be unable to complete routine road maintenance work in a timely manner.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
RELISTED to a future date uncertain.