REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 17, 2020
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: SAMUEL NADORES, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for replacement control valve purchase contract for the Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline at the City of Fresno's Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (Bid File 3735) (Council District 6)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council reject the bid proposals received for the purchase of a replacement control valve on the Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline at the point of connection to the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (NESWTF) (Project) and direct staff to rebid the valve purchase.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, seeks to reject the bid proposals received for the Project. There were two bid proposals received in the amounts of $149,983.19 and $191,372.37 submitted by VAG Gmbh and Cascade Consultants, LLC respectively. The apparent low bidder VAG Gmbh with a contract price that was 11.8% below the engineers estimate was deemed "nonresponsive" for failure to submit a bid deposit meeting the requirements set forth in the bid specifications. The proposal submitted by Cascade Consultants, LLC was 12.5% above the engineer's estimate. The replacement valve is needed in order for the NESWTF to operate at its rated capacity.
BACKGROUND
The new 5.5-mile long, 60-inch diameter, Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline conveys surface water from the Friant-Kern Canal to the existing NESWTF. This pipeline eliminates nearly 54-miles of otherwise open channel canal conveyance and improves the protection and quality of the raw water delivered to the NESWTF. Construction on the pipeline was completed in May 2018.
Completion of this pipeline reduces dependence on...
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