At its next meeting Wednesday, the Ukiah City Council is scheduled to award a final bid for work on the former Bank of America building on South State Street.
According to the staff report prepared for the Sept. 3 meeting, the city requested bids in July for work to remodel the former bank location at 501 S. State St., and bids were opened last month.
“The bid from the apparent low bidder, DMR Builders, was totaled incorrectly,” staff note in their report, explaining that “the bid was submitted with a total of $3,487,490 but was calculated through the line item pricing to be $3,487,850. Similarly, the bid from the apparent second lowest bidder, Cupples and Sons Construction Inc., was submitted with a total of $3,781,632, while the corrected total based on line item pricing is $3,730,932. Staff recommends that the City Council waive these irregularities, as they do not affect the bid outcome or the determination of the lowest responsible bidder.”
Staff also note that a bid protest was submitted by the second lowest bidder on Aug. 22, which “claims that DMR’s bid violates California Public Contract Code Section 4104, (and that) Cupples and Sons Construction’s bid protest alleges that DMR Builders failed to name a subcontractor for the roofing and painting, as required by the project’s technical specifications.”
The response from DMR Builders, staff explain, was “that they intend to self-perform the painting and that the proposal from their roofing subcontractor was $15,578.00. This amount is under the one-half of 1 percent requirement to be listed with the prime contractor’s bid. As a Class B licensed contractor, DMR Builders are authorized to self-perform the scope of work proposed, which falls within the limits permitted by their license classification. Based on its review of the bid protest, staff recommends rejecting the bid protest received from Cupples and Sons Construction Inc., waiving the irregularity in their bid, and awarding the bid to DMR Builders, for $3,487,850.”
This bid protest, and other agenda items, will be considered at the City Council meeting, which will begin at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 3, and can be attended in-person at the City Council chambers at 300 Seminary Ave., or online at: us06web.zoom.us/j/83015773456
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