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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 021-2013RESOLUTION NO. 21-2013 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR FOR CONTRACT JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR CITY BUILDINGS WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame Public Works Department On January 28,2013; staff began advertising for the Janitorial Services Contract in the local newspapers and contractor clearing houses for soliciting bids; and WHEREAS, at the bid opening on February 21, 2013, two bid proposals, one from Impec Group and one form Jam -King Commercial Cleaning, were received; Jam- King Commercial Cleaning Services, Inc. was the apparent low bidder with a bid of $559,460; and WHEREAS; unlrnown to Public Works at the time of the bid opening, a third bid; from Universal Building Services, had been timely received by the City but had been misdirected into the interoffice mail and, consequently, was not included in the bid opening; and WHEREAS, the failure to properly include the third bid in the formal bid opening process unduly prejudiced the third bidder, tainted the bid -opening process and gave the other two bidders an unfair competitive advantage; and WHEREAS, staff has determined that rejection of all bids and the re -bid ofthe contract for janitorial services is the most appropriate manner to address this error; and WHEREAS, under the Public Contracts Code, the City may in its discretion reject all bids; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve, determine, and find as follows: 1. All bids received for the Janitorial Services Contract are hereby rejected. 2. All bonds received in connection with the bids received shall be returned to the bidders. 3. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to rebid the proje . V��L Ann Keig ayor 1, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the -4th day of March, 2013, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: Councilmcmbers:BAYLOCK,BROWNRIGG, DEAL,KEIGHRAN,NAGEL NOES: Councilmembers:NONE ABSENT: Councilmembers:NONE Mary Ell n Kearney, City Clerk