City Council

10B. BID PROTEST HEARING FOR THE CALLE FRONTERA SEWER LIFT STATION SOIL STABILIZATION PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 32201, AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Staff Recommendation 1. Conduct a bid protest hearing, open the hearing, hear public testimony and comments, including any evidence and argument presented by the bidders, and close the hearing. AND, after the protest hearing, adopt Resolution No. 26-07, which will: 2. Find the Calle Frontera Lift Station Soil Stabilization, Project No. 32201, categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, 14 CCR section 15303) of the State CEQA Guidelines. 3. Deny the bid protest submitted by Wright Construction Engineering Corp. and waive the immaterial bid irregularity in the bid submitted by Alliance Diversified Enterprises, Inc. 4. Award the Calle Frontera Lift Station Soil Stabilization, construction contract to Alliance Diversified Enterprises, Inc., as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder after application of the local vendor preference. 5. Approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C26- 02, by and between the City of San Clemente and Alliance Diversified Enterprises, Inc., providing for the Calle Frontera Lift Station Soil Stabilization, in an amount not to exceed $769,904, in a form substantially similar to Contract No. 26-02 (Attachment 2).