HomeMy WebLinkAboutC33200-Reject-Rebid - 2014 Citywide Tree Prung ProgContract No. C33200
CITY OF PALM DESERT/PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: REJECT ALL BIDS FOR CONTRACT NO. C33200 FOR THE 2014
CITYWIDE TREE PRUNING PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE
STAFF TO RE -BID THE PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 932-14)
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., Director of Public Works
Janet M. Moore, Director of Housing
DATE: February 27, 2014
Recommendation
By Minute Motion:
1. Reject all bids for Contract No. C33200 for the 2014 Citywide Tree
Pruning Program (Project No. 932-14); and
2. Authorize staff to re -bid the project.
Background
On January 17 and 22, January 17 and 22, 2014, staff advertised a Notice Inviting
Sealed Bid for the 2014 Citywide Tree Pruning Program. Four bids were received and
on January 29, 2014, the bids were opened and publicly read aloud. The results are as
follows:
Contractor Location Bid Amount
Liberty Landscaping, Inc. Riverside, CA $ 72,090.27
Golden West Arbor Services Pomona, CA $ 92,605.00
West Coast Arborists, Inc. Anaheim, CA $119,649.00
Vintage Associates, Inc. Bermuda Dunes, CA $136,352.00
The apparent low bidder was Liberty Landscaping, Inc., and the next two low bidders
were Golden West Arborist Services and West Coast Arborists, Inc. Staff reviewed all
three bids and found them to be non -responsive. The contract specifications required
the bidder to have completed three similar municipal projects within the last five years,
with two of those projects including pruning low desert trees. None of these three
companies' bid documents indicated that they had met these requirements.
Staff Report
Reject All Bids for Contract No. C33200 Project No. 932-14
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February 27, 2014
The fourth bidder was Vintage Associates, Inc., and their documentation was reviewed
by staff and appears in order; however, their bid price is greater than the Fiscal Year
2013-2014 budget.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact to the City at this time.
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