City Council

7.2 REJECTION OF THE SINGLE BID RECEIVED FOR THE VETERANS MONUMENT PROJECT AND FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED CIP PROJECT CAN BE PERFORMED MORE ECONOMICALLY BY NEGOTIATED CONTRACT IN THE OPEN MARKET (Parco) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Reject the single bid received for the Veterans Monument Project; and 2) Find that the Veterans Monument Project can be performed more economically by negotiated contract in the open market, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20167; and 3) Approve and adopt a Resolution finding and declaring that the Veterans Monument Project can be performed more economically by negotiated contract in the open market and authorizing City staff to negotiate a contract with Bolt Action GC, Inc., or with another qualified contractor, pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 20167; and 4) Find and determine that compliance with the informal and formal bidding requirements set forth in Rancho Santa Margarita Municipal Code Chapter 3.07 (Procurement Code) is not in the best interest of the City based on the information set forth in this report regarding the status of the competitive procurement process. Item No. 7.2