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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012000 - 2000-073 C. File: 345-9802/B.4.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on February 15, 2000,by the following vote: AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, UILKEMA, DESAULNIER, CANCLAMILLA AND GERBER NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE 2000/73 ABSTAIN: NONE RESOLUTION NO. SUBJECT: Approve Plans and Specifications and Award Contract for Phase H Tenant Improvements at Los Medanos Health Center, 2311 Loveridge Road,Pittsburg, for Health Services Budget Line Item No. 6973-4604 Authorization No. 0927-WH604B Bidde Total Amount Bond Amounts Alan A. Bradford, Inc. $623,000.00 Payment: $623,000.00 4970 Peabody Road Performance: $623,000.00 Fairfield, California 94533 Lem Construction, Inc. Burlingame, California Zovich Construction Castro Valley, California E. A. Sparacino, General Contractor,Inc. Walnut Creek, California BRCO Constructors, Inc. Loomis, California Page Construction Company Novato, California WHEREAS the Board on November 16,1999: acknowledged that plans and specifications for Phase R Tenant Improvements were being prepared by Fong&Chan Architects; acknowledged that the cost estimate for the initial construction contract for Phase II Tenant Improvements was under $1,050,000; authorized the Director of General Services or his designee to solicit bids for Phase II Tenant Improvements at a future date; and authorized the Director of General Services or his designee to issue bid addenda, as needed, for clarification of the Phase II Tenant Improvement contract bid documents; and WHEREAS plans, specifications, and Addendum No. 1 were prepared by Fong & Chan Architects and have been filed with the Board by the Director of General Services; and WHEREAS bids were duly invited and received by the Director of General Services on January 20, 2000; and WHEREAS the bidder first listed above,Alan A.Bradford,Inc. ("Bradford'),having submitted the lowest monetary bid,which is$76,000.00 less that the next lowest bid; and WHEREAS Lem Construction,Inc. ("LCI",2°d bidder)having submitted a letter protesting the lowest bid by Bradford; and the Board having considered the protest; and WHEREAS the Director of General Services recommending that the bid submitted by Bradford is the lowest responsive and responsible bid, and this Board concurring and so finding; HAI 99K3459802\81,002240b.doc Page 1 of 2 SJ:tb RESOLUTION NO. : 2000/73 PHASE II TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AT 345-9802/B.4.4 LOS MEDANOS HEALTH CENTER, 2311 February 15,2000 LOVERIDGE ROAD, PITTSBURG,FOR HEALTH SERVICES NOW,THEREFORE,the Board RESOLVES that said plans, specifications, and Addendum No. 1 are hereby APPROVED; and The Board DETERMINES that the protest filed by LCI is without merit and OVERRULES that protest; and The Board ORDERS that the contract for the furnishing of labor and materials for said work is awarded to Bradford at the listed amount and at the prices submitted in said bid, and that said contractor shall present two good and sufficient surety bonds as indicated above, and that the General Services Department shall prepare the contract therefor; and The Board FURTHER ORDERS that after the contractor has signed the contract and returned it, together with the bonds as noted above and any required certificates of insurance or other required documents,and after the Director of General Services has reviewed and found them to be sufficient,the Director of General Services is authorized to sign the contract for this Board; and The Board FURTHER ORDERS that in accordance with the project specifications and/or upon signature of the contract by the Director of General Services, any bid bonds posted by the bidders are to be exonerated and any checks or cash submitted for security shall be returned; and The Board FURTHER ORDERS that the Director of General Services is authorized to sign any escrow agreements prepared for this project to permit the substitution of securities for moneys withheld by the County to ensure performance under the contract, pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. The Board DECLARES that, should the award of the contract to Bradford be invalidated for any reason, the Board would not in any event have awarded the contract to any other bidder,but instead would have exercised its discretion to reject all of the bids received. Nothing herein shall prevent the Board from reawarding the contract to another bidder in cases where the successful bidder establishes a mistake, refuses to sign the contract or fails to furnish required bonds or insurance (see Public Contract Code Sections 5100-5107). RESOLUTION NO. 2000/73 Orig. Dept.- General Services Dept. -Architectural Division cc: General Services Department Architectural Division G.S. Accounting I hereby certify that this is a true and correct File: 345-9802/A.5 copy of an action taken and entered on the County Administrator's Office minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the County Counsel date shown. Auditor-Controller ATTESTED. FEBRUARY 15 2000 Contract Compliance Officer("Via A/D) PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the, Board Contractor(Via AID) of Su rvisors and County Administrator Consulting Architect(Via AID) Consulting Project Manager(Via AID) By Deputy P y Lem Construction,Inc. (Via A/D) HAI 998\345980218L402240b.doc Page 2 of 2 SJ:tb GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT Architectural Division 1220 Morello Avenue, Suite 100 Martinez, California 945534711 (925) 313-7200 FAX (925) 313-7299 File: 345-9802/B.4.4 Date: February 1, 2000 TO: Board of Supervisors &6VA FROM: Barton J. Gilbert, Director of General Services SUBJECT: CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION; Agenda Date February 15, 2000; Authorization No.WH604B Bids for Phase H Tenant Improvements at Los Medanos Health Center, 2311 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg, For Health Services were received and opened at the County Architectural Division Offices on Thursday, January 20, 2000. It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors award the construction contract to the low bidder,Alan A. Bradford, Inc. ("Bradford")of Fairfield, in the amount of$623,000.00. The consulting architect's estimate was$750,000.00. Other bids received were as follows: Base Bi 1. Lem Construction, Inc. $699,000.00 Burlingame, CA 2. Zovich Construction $705,950.00 Castro'Valley, CA 3. E. A. Sparacino, General Contractor,Inc. $732,500.00 Walnut Creek, CA 4. BRCO Constructors, Inc. $742,500.00 Loomis, CA 5. Page Construction Co. $758,496.00 Novato, CA On January 26, 2000, our office received a letter from Lem Construction, Inc. ("LCI", 2"d bidder),protesting against Bradford(low bidder). LCI's protest alleged that Bradford did not list a subcontractor or subcontractors for the plumbing, process piping, and dry side HVAC sheet metal work ("mechanical work"), that Bradford does not have the required license to do this mechanical work itself, and that therefore the Bradford bid must be deemed non-responsive. H A 199W459902u#L002239m.doc Board of Supervisors File: 345-9802B.4.4 CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION February 1, 2000 ALAN A. BRADFORD, INC. Page 2 We have investigated the bid protest against Bradford (low bidder), and have made the following determinations. California Public Contract Code §4104 requires each prime contractor submitting a bid to submit with his or her bid the name and the location of the place of business of each subcontractor who will perform work in an amount in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor's total bid. Public Contract Code §4146 states that, if a prime contractor fails to list a subcontractor in accordance with §4104, the prime contractor agrees that he or she is fully qualified to perform that portion himself or herself, and that the prime contractor shall perform that portion himself or herself. It is a fact that Bradford did not list a subcontractor or subcontractors for the mechanical work. Our estimates indicate that the dollar amount of the mechanical work, in whole or in part, exceeds one-half of 1 percent of Bradford's total bid. Bradford must therefore do the mechanical work itself. We have verified that Bradford has an "A" General Engineering license in addition to the required "B" General Building license, and that both licenses are current, active, and in good standing. Therefore, according to the license classification descriptions in the California Business & Professions Code (Division 3, Chapter 9, "Contractors,"Article 4, "Classifications") Bradford is properly licensed to do the specified mechanical work. In addition, Bradford notified our office in a letter dated January 26, 2000, that they intend to do the mechanical work on this project with their own forces, that they have past work experience doing similar mechanical work with their own forces, and that they have reviewed their bid and have found no errors within it. Based on the results of our investigation, we recommend that the Board overrule the above protest by LCI. Written notice of that recommendation has been sent to LCI, and they have been afforded an opportunity to address the Board on this matter, if they wish. The proposed Board order contains language overruling the bid protest. sa:ab cc: County Administrator's Office County Counsel Clerk of the Board(w/bids) Contract Compliance Officer HAI 49813459802\8Y.002239m.doc