REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Resolution for the Use of City Water Forces at 815 Comstock Street
Report
BACKGROUND
Charter Section 1310 titled Contracts on Public Works states, in part, "that every contract involving an expenditure of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) 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 best and most efficiently performed with City Forces to complete the limited size and scope of work outlined below. The Water Utility has in-house knowledge and trained personnel operating and maintaining water services that can be leveraged to more economically perform this work. Bidding out the work and contracting with a private entity would delay the construction project. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council find that City Forces can best perform the installation of the following water services and approve the use of City Forces.
Location:
815 Comstock Street
Type of Service:
Provide new installation services for new public water
improvements.
Description of Work:
Upgrade existing (1) - 1" water service with (1) -1" backflow prevention device
Estimated Cost:
$ 14,440.61
Job Number:
592-1423-80300-7006-(I)30655
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The actions being considered are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15302(c) (Class 2 - Repla...
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