HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 052-2008RESOLUTION NO. 52-2008
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AFFIR IING REJECTION OF BID OF THOMAS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND AWARDING CONTRACT
TO BAY AREA PAVING FOR
THE 2007-2008 STREET CUT AND PATCH MAINTENANCE PROJECT
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame wishes to continue its street maintenance program
in the 2007-2008 Cut and Patch Maintenance Project; and
WHEREAS, the City issued an invitation for bids and received three sealed bids in
response to the invitation; and
WHEREAS, the apparent lowest bidder, Thomas Construction Company, listed certain
qualifications and references, but City staff were unable to find any direct references regarding
Thomas Construction Company as listed nor any previous street maintenance work by Thomas
Construction Company nor has Thomas Construction provided the references that it later
promised; and
WHEREAS, in addition, Thomas Construction Company is a sole proprietorship and has
no employees, but the bid was executed by a person who was represented as an employee or
officer and was not the sole proprietor; and
WHEREAS, it does not appear that Thomas Construction Company is currently qualified
to perform the Cut and Patch Maintenance Project; and
WHEREAS, the second lowest bid by Bay Area Paving is responsive to the City's
specifications, and Bay Area Paving has extensive experience in street maintenance work in the
Bay Area,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve,
determine, and find as follows:
1. The rejection of the bid of Thomas Construction Company by the Assistant
Director of Public Works is affirmed. All bonds and security received from Thomas
Construction Company in connection with the bid shall be returned to the bidder.
2. The Director of Public Works is authorized and directed to execute an agreement with
Bay Area Paving for the 2007-2008 Street Cut and Patch Maintenance Project pursuant to the
invitation to bids.
3. The City Clerk is directed to attest to the signature of the Director of Public Works.
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MAYOR
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame do hereby crthate
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 16th day
of June 2008, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, 0"IMONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
Y CLERK
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