Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize the City Manager to award a contract for RFB 21-22-07 Annual contract supply & delivery of mulch for a not to exceed the annual amount of $275,100.00 to Sierra Materials and Trucking Company of Merced, CA.
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Deadline for Action: None.
Submitting Department: Administration - CIP Engineering
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Casey Chu, Assistant Engineer, casey.chu@visalia.city, 713-4491
Diego Corvera, Civil Engineer, diego.corvera@visalia.city, 713-4209
Frank Senteno, City Engineer, frank.senteno@visalia.city, 713-4331
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, nick.mascia@visalia.city, 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to award a contract for a not to exceed annual amount of $275,100.00 (up to $1.375 million over 5 years) to Sierra Materials and Trucking Company, for the supply and delivery of mulch.
Summary:
The City of Visalia has developed a Capital Improvement Program to provide improvements and to maintain the City's infrastructure. There are multiple landscaping projects, as part of the City's Capital Improvement Program, to beautify and enhance the aesthetics of the City's infrastructure and facilities. This annual contract will provide the mulch required for those landscaping projects by supplying and delivering mulch as necessary to the various project jobsites. This contract includes an option of four (4), single-year contract extensions for a possible term of five (5) years.
Bidding Process:
A formal City bid process was conducted and on November 30, 2021, City staff opened two (2) bids that was submitted for the project. Per the construction bid documents, the apparent low bid was established by the lowest total of the bid. The results are summarized below and are listed in order from lowest to highest bid.
No. Contractor Location Total Bid
1. Sierra Materials and Trucking Company Merced, CA $275,100.00
2. West Coast Sand & ...
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