Agenda Item Wording:
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Notice of Award Civic Center Phase 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Seals Construction, of Visalia, CA in the amount of $72,780,000, and authorize additional appropriation of funds for the full project cost $99.3 million for the Visalia Civic Center Phase 2 Project.
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Deadline for Action: 5/5/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Mike Porter, Civil Engineer, Mike.porter@visalia.city, 713-4412;
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.crawford@visalia.city, 713-4331;
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.huckleberry@visalia.city, 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Seals Construction in the amount of $72,780,000 for the construction of the Civic Center Phase 2 Project (3720-72000/CP0374-999); and
2. Authorize an additional appropriation of $87.8 million from various funds as outlined in the report.
Background Discussion:
Prior to bidding the Civic Center Phase 2 project, city staff solicited contractors through a prequalification process to verify that the contractors bidding on the project were both qualified and capable of performing the work. This process involved review of the contractor's financial information, past projects completed, safety history, project references, and other construction records. Staff received prequalification submittal packages from seven contractors, all of whom were considered to be capable of completing the Civic Center Phase 2 project through this prequalification process.
On February 11, 2025, the City of Visalia Purchasing Division solicited bids from the seven contractors on the prequalification list for the construction of the Civic Center Phase 2 project. The bid package consisted of two parts: 1) "Total Bid Amount" for construction of Phase 2, and 2) "Deductive Al...
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