REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 8, 2018
FROM: PARVIN NELOMS, JR., Director
Parks, After School Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: KRISTINA CHAMBERLIN, Assistant Director
Parks, After School Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Reject Bid for the Design-Build 5 Learner Pools Health Code Upgrades Project - Bid File No. 3575
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council reject the single bid received November 10, 2017 for the Design-Build 5 Learner Pools Health Code Upgrades project - Bid File No. 3575.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Nearly 70% of the $450,000 total project budget is funded through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). CDBG funding requirements stipulate that a minimum of two bids must be received for the project to be eligible for CDBG funding. The City received only one bid. Therefore, the City is obligated to re-solicit a Request for Proposal (RFP) for this project.
In addition to receiving only one bid, the bid received from California Commercial Pools was 142.8% above the project estimate. For these reasons, staff recommends that Council reject the bid for the Design-Build 5 Learner Pools Health Code Upgrades Project, Bid File 3575.
In consideration of CDBG requirements and the timeline in which to complete the project, staff determined it may be prudent to separate the design work from construction. Amending the project specifications in this manner, may encourage multiple bids and may allow the bids to come within the project budget.
BACKGROUND
The learner pools located at Einstein Park, Fink-White Park, Pinedale Center, Quigley Park, and Romain Park were built between the 1940s and 1970s. All pools are operated in the summer months only, when school is not in session, and are drained for the winter. The County of Fresno Environmental Health Department inspected the pools in October of 2015 and submitted requirements for various improvements that they expected to be ...
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