HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 066-2006RESOLUTION NO.66-2006
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR
CITY HALL ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame intends to replace the elevator in City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the City issued an invitation for bids and received two sealed bids in
response to the invitation; and
WHEREAS, the apparent lowest bidder did not list any subcontractors for the project,
although the lowest bidder intends to use subcontractors for work that involves more than one-
half of one percent of the bid price as required by the California Public Contract Code; and
WHEREAS, the other bidder did list subcontractors that would exceed one-half of one -
percent of the bid price; and ,
WHEREAS, the apparent lowest bidder may have been led into not listing the necessary
subcontractors because the City specification provided "one-half of one percent or $10,000,
whichever is greater" as the base requirement for listing a subcontractor; and
and
WHEREAS, both bids were responsive to the City's specifications; and
WHEREAS, the specifications provide that the City may reject all bids in its discretion;
WHEREAS, the appropriate and fair process is to reject all bids and re -advertise the
project with both bidders eligible to submit bids,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve,
determine, and find as follows:
All bids received for the City Hall Elevator Replacement Project are hereby
rejected.
2. All bonds and security received in connection with the bids shall be returned to
the bidders. No bidders are disqualified by this action from participating in the readvertised
bidding.
The project will be readvertised as directed by the Director of Public Works.
MAYOR
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, 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 the2lst day
of August , 2006, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: RAYLOCK, COHEN, EEIGBRAN, NAGEL, O'NAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER S: NONE
CITY CLERK
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