HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 6182-1973RESOLUTION NO. 6182
CITY COUNCIL,CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS AND DECLARING
THAT THE PROJECT CAN BE PERFORMED MORE
ECONOMICALLY BY DAY LABOR OR MATERIALS OR
SUPPLIES FURNISHED AT LOWER PRICES IN THE
OPEN MARKET AND AUTHORIZING THE PROJECT
AS HEREIN SET FORTH FOR COLMA CREEK INTERIM
IMPROVEMENTS, SAN MATEO AVENUE TO SPRUCE
AVENUE, AND LINDEN AVENUE BRIDGE AND APPROACHES.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco, that.
1. The Council finds and determines that:
A. Plans and specifications entitled "Colma Creek
Interim Improvements, San Mateo Avanue to Spruce
Avenue and the Linden Avenue Bridge and Approaches"
were approved, and notice inviting bids was duly
advertised, and on the 17th day of September,1973,
only one (1) bid was received from McQuire & Hester,
same being
Alternate (a) in the sum of $542,922.40, and
Alternate (b) in the sum of $531,459.00
which exceeded the Engineer's estimate.
B. There is insufficient time within which to
advertise for new bids, and the project can be
performed more economically by day labor and/or
materials and supplies furnished at lower prices
in the open market.
C. The public interest and necessity demand the
immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard
life, health, and property from impending storms
and consequent floods.
2. The Council orders that:
A. The bid submitted by McQuire & Hester be and
the same is hereby rejected.
B. That the City Manager be and he is hereby
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authorized to perform the improvement work by
obtaining labor, material and supplies therefor
in the open market directly or by contracting
for the performance of the work substantially as
set forth in the plans and specifications herein-
after recited.
C. The City Manager be and he is hereby authorized
to modify the said improvement work by making dele-
tions therefrom or additions thereto.
D. The City Manager be and he is hereby authorized
to negotiate for and obtain any necessary easements
to perform the work, and authorize modifications of
said work with deletions therefrom or additions
thereto which may be therefor required.
E. City Mana§~be and he is hereby authorized to
perform said work as soon as reasonably possible in
such a manner as to safeguard life, health and
property from the hazards of flood to the extent
same may be safeguarded by the scope of the
proposed work.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the
City of South San Francisco at an adjourned re§u~ar meeting
held on the 25th day of September , 1 973, by the
following vote'
AYES, COUNCILMEN Patrick E. Ahern, William A. Borba, F. Frank Mammini,
Terry J. Nli rri and Warren Steinkamp
N 0 E S, " None
ABSENT, " None
ATTEST' ~ ' C i ty -C1 e rk