HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 078-2009RESOLUTION NO. 78-2009
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR
FOR THE BAYSHORE SIGNAL INTERCONNECT PROJECT
CITY PROJECT NO. 81950
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame wishes to construct a wireless traffic signal
interconnection system along the Bayshore Highway corridor from Airport Boulevard to the
Burlingame/Millbrae City limits; and
WHEREAS, the bids received at the first bid in May, 2009, were significantly higher than
the engineer's estimate due to a discrepancy in proprietary software pricing; and
WHEREAS, upon re -bid of the project earlier this month, a total of six bids were received
with the low bid of $207,720 being almost 95% higher than the engineer's estimate of $106,786; and
WHEREAS, based on Public Works staff investigation, the proprietary software vendor
again had failed to provide the bidding contractors accurate pricing information, which resulted in
unrealistic and unnecessarily high bid prices; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department recommends that Council reject all bids and
authorize staff to re-engineer the project to eliminate the potential for pricing discrepancies;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve,
determine, and find as follows:
1. All bids received for Project No. 81950 are hereby rejected and all bonds and security
received in connection therewith shall be returned to the bidders.
2. The Public Works Department is authorized to re-engineer t project to eliminate the
potential for pricing discrepancies. /
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, Mayor
I, 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 Burlingame City Council on the 17`h day of August
of 2009, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BAYLOCK, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers:NONE , q
(' MaryEllen Kearney, City Cler1
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