4. Reject all bids for 1992 Sanitary Sew Rehab program 1 CITYOF
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I Action by CitY Adm{nistratdT
MEMORANDUM Endorsed.
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TO: Don Ashworth, City Manager weed
Delp_ 10- T-9 Date Submitted to Commission
FROM: Charles Folch, City Engineer
Date Submitted to Councl!
I DATE: October 7, 1992 ! / 0 - /,- - 9 a .
SUBJ: Reject All Bids for 1992 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program
1 Project No. 92 -11
I On Tuesday, September 22, 1992, bids were received and opened for the 1992 Sanitary
Sewer Rehabilitation Program, Project No. 92 -11. Unfortunately, only two bids were
received, both being significantly higher than the engineer's estimate. Follow up contact was
I made with the listed planholders to determine reasons for limited interest in the project.
It was apparent by the limited dollar size of the project ($100,000), the late season
construction schedule and the fact that both contractors had enough work scheduled for the
1 fall, thus resulting in the few bids received.
The low bid was received from Specialty Contracting, Inc. at $150,832.40. The other bid was
1 received from Rice Lake Contracting Corporation at $380,000. Staff does not believe that
the bids received represent a fair cost associated with the work involved. Given this late fall
timeframe, there is not enough time to rebid the project, therefore, it is staffs' proposal to
1 not award this contract and carry forward these funds into next year's budget allocation to
ensure a larger program and hopefully receive more favorable bids.
I It is therefore r ecommended that all of the bids received for the 1992 Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation Program, Project No. 92 -11 be rejected and that the remaining 1992 budget
I allocation for this program be carried over and added to the 1993 budget for this program.
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1 c: Dave Hempel, Sr. Engineering Technician
Jerry Boucher, Utility Superintendent
1 Jon Horn, BRW
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