HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-02-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - NEWHALL RESTRIPE S2016 REJECT (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
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DEPARTMENT:
Agenda Item:
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
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February 13, 2007
DOWNTOWN NEWHALL RESTRIPE PROJECT NO 52016 -
REJECTION OF ALL BIDS AND AUTHORIZATION TO
RE -ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Redevelopment Agency reject all bids and direct staff to re -advertise for bids for the Downtown
Newhall Restripe Project, Project No. S2016.
BACKGROUND
On December 22, 2005, the City Council approved the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan
(DNSP). As part of the first phase of implementation, a multi -departmental staff team worked
with engineering consultants to prepare plans to reconfigure traffic patterns in the Downtown
area. The completed plans propose restriping Railroad Avenue to allow one additional lane for
thru traffic and San Fernando Road to accomodate back -in -head -out angled parking by removing
one thru lane. This phase would also involve signal modifications at the intersections of San
Fernando Road at Railroad Avenue, San Fernando Road at Lyons Avenue, Lyons Avenue at
Railroad Avenue, and the removal of the signal at Market and San Fernando Road.
The City issued a Notice Inviting Bids on December 19, 2006. On January 30, 2007, the City's
Purchasing Division received the following bids for this project:
Comnanv Location Bid Amount
TDS Engineering Westlake Village, CA $683,368.00
CSI Electrical Santa Fe Springs, CA $732,369.30
Steiny & Co. Baldwin Park, CA $960,285.65
V�PRa iEo
Staff recommends that all bids be rejected and authorize the re -advertisement of this project.
When bids were reviewed by staff substantial irregularities were found in the apparent low
bidders submittal as well as minor irregularities in the remaining bids. Analysis of these
irregularities gave rise to the potential for substantial change orders should certain conditions
arise. Staff feels that the potential risk is too high to recommend moving forward with this set of
bids.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other alternatives as directed by the Agency.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds have been committed by the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency in account number
S2016901-8001for the implementation of capital projects such as these.