REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Authorize the Use of City Electric Forces for Public Works at 3155 El Camino Real, 388 Woodhams Road, 3381 Pruneridge Avenue, 5200 Patrick Henry Drive, and Various streetlight locations along Great America Parkway, with an Estimated Cost of $797,265
Report
BACKGROUND
Section 1310 of the Santa Clara City Charter (Contracts on Public Works) states "that every contract involving an expenditure of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the construction or improvement (excluding maintenance and repair) of public buildings, works, streets, drains, sewers, utilities, parks and playgrounds shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder." The section further states that "the City Council may declare and determine that, in its opinion, the work in question may be performed better or more economically by the City with its own employees, and after the adoption of a resolution to this effect by at least four affirmative votes, it may proceed to have said work done in the manner stated, without further observance of the provisions of this section."
DISCUSSION
Staff believes that the work described below is better performed with City forces based upon the following factors: (1) the work is limited in size and scope; (2) City forces have knowledge and training in operating and maintaining the electric system that can be leveraged to more economically perform this work; and (3) bidding out the work and contracting with a private entity would not likely result in a lower overall cost or time savings. Therefore, the staff recommends that the City Council declares and determines that City forces can better perform the installation of the following electric facilities and approve the use of City forces.
Estimate Number: 38884
Location: 3155 El Camino Real
Type of Service: New Business (2005)
Description of Work: Installation of padmount transformer, switch, primary and secondary underground cables for 60 new residential services.
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