TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Rejection of all bids for Steel Streetlight Replacement Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project; Bid No. 24-25.03 (SP-4271).
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2. Summary
Bids for the Steel Streetlight Replacement Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project were received and opened on September 12, 2024. Four bidders responded to the notice inviting bids. Since the bid from the apparent low bidder is higher than the budgeted amount, staff recommends rejecting all bids.
3. Recommended Action
recommendation
Reject all bids received for Steel Streetlight Replacement Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. Discussion and Background
This project will replace steel streetlight poles with City standard LED-retrofitted concrete poles at selected locations throughout the city. The 16 poles selected for replacement for this year’s project were identified and prioritized based on their condition, within an area of proposed street improvements, or proximity to trees that are at higher risk of damage and ensuing need for maintenance or repair due to falling tree branches.
The City Council previously approved advertisement of bids for Steel Streetlight Replacement Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Project on August 13, 2024. Bid solicitation was advertised on August 15, 2024, for a period of four weeks. Bids were opened on September 12, 2024, and four bids were received as follows:
1. Servitek Electric, Inc., Norwalk $498,940
2. Select Electric, Inc., Anaheim $517,654
3. PTM General Engineering Service, Inc., Riverside $676,056
4. Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc., Chino $678,580
Since the bids are higher than the budgeted funds of $453,756 allocated for this project, staff recommends rejecting all bids received.
7. ATTACHMENT
• Bid Abstract