Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract for RFB 20-21-53, FY 21-22 Cape Seal Project to VSS International in the amount of $883,000.00. (CIP 1410-72000/CP0247-999, CIP 2530-72000/CP0214-999 & CIP2420-72000/CP0411-999).
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Deadline for Action: None.
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Casey Chu, Assistant Engineer, casey.chu@visalia.city, 713-4491
Chantha Chap, Civil Engineer, chantha.chap@visalia.city, 713-4418
Frank Senteno, City Engineer, frank.senteno@visalia.city, 713-4331
Nick Mascia, Public Works Director, nick.mascia@visalia.city, 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract for RFB 20-21-53, FY 21-22 Cape Seal Project to VSS International in the amount of $883,000.00.
Summary:
This project includes the application of Cape Seal to various streets identified in the City's Pavement Management Program. The work will be focused on specific streets throughout the City as shown in the attached map (Attachment 1).
The Public Works Department developed this Cape Seal project based on the output from the Pavement Management Program. To increase the longevity of the pavement surface, it is necessary for the City to properly and promptly maintain the pavement of the streets. Applying cape seal treatments at this life-stage of the streets is beneficial as it extends the pavement life at a relatively inexpensive price. As streets deteriorate further, without this preventive maintenance, future maintenance becomes more expensive and time consuming.
Bidding Process:
A formal City bid process was conducted and on October 20, 2021, City staff opened four (4) bids that were submitted for the project. Per the construction bid documents, the apparent low bid was established by the lowest total of the Base Bid Schedule A plus Base Bid Schedule B plus Alternate Bid A plus Alternate Bid B plus...
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