REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Interim Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: BUD TICKEL, Assistant Director - Water
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
MARTIN WENDELS, Project Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all proposals for the removal of printing press and related equipment located at 1626 E Street, Fresno, California (Bid File 3851) (District 3)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council reject all proposals for the removal of printing press and related equipment located at 1626 E Street, Fresno, California, and direct staff to rebid the project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is in the process of conducting various improvements at the DPU Operations & Maintenance Facility (Facility) located at 1626 E Street to consolidate the Administration, Utilities Planning & Engineering Section, Solid Waste Management Division and eventually the Water Division. A key element of the consolidation of divisions is the need to remove the newspaper printing press and numerous related pieces of equipment by a company that specializes in demolition and salvage.
BACKGROUND
DPU purchased the property located at 1626 E Street, an industrial building of 295,227 gross square feet, for the purpose of consolidating the Administration, Utilities Planning & Engineering Section, Solid Waste Management Division and Water Division. Within the Facility is a newspaper printing press, and other related pieces of equipment that need to be removed in order to utilize space for DPU purposes. A demolition and salvage contractor is required to perform this specialized task.
In accordance with Fresno Municipal Code Chapter 4, Article 1, and Administrative Order 6-19 (AO 6-19), DPU conducted a competitive process for selecting a contractor to provide demolition and salvage services. On February 23, 2022, a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Removal of Printing Press and Related Equipment was posted to (three Building Exchanges. On March 9, 2022, staff from DPU and the Finance Department - Purchasing Division (Purchasing) conducted a site visit with proposing contractors. On March 15, 2022, five proposals were opened. During the initial RFP review, it was determined that the RFP specifications should have been prepared as a construction bid and not as a RFP. Staff recommends that Council reject all proposals. Once proposals are rejected, staff will collaborate with Purchasing to create construction bid specifications and solicit bids for the project. City Attorney has reviewed and approved to form.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378, the rejection of all proposals does not qualify as a “project.”
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference is not applicable as this action is not an award of a contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The rejection of all bids has no financial impact on the General Fund or the Water Division Enterprise Fund.
Attachment - Bid Evaluation