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 Pr...
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