HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-29; City Council; Resolution 2023-226RESOLUTION NO. 2023-22_6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING BIDS AND AyVARDING A CONTRACT TO SOUTHERN
CONTRACTING COMPANY FOR THE STREET LIGHTING REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM PHASE II, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NO.
6062, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $767,012
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, has determined it necessary,
desirable and in the public interest to upgrade the citywide street lighting system by replacing certain
existing street lighting fixtures; and
WHEREAS, Phase II of the Street Lighting Replacement Program, Capital Improvement Program,
or CIP, Project No. 6062, includes continued replacement of streetlights on connector streets, completing
all lights west of lnterstate-5 and between the Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Lagoons, and in each cul-
de-sac citywide; and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-181, approving the
plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement of the project for construction bids; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 2023, staff received five bids for construction of the project; and
WHEREAS, Southern Contracting Company submitted the lowest responsive and responsible
bid to construct the project in an amount of $767,012; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funding consisting of TransNet and General Capital Construction funds are
available in CIP Project No. 6062 to complete Phase II; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 3.28.080{() and 3.28.080(1)(6), which govern
purchasing in construction contracts, require the City Council to award all formally bid contracts when the
value exceeds $200,000; therefore, the project is subject to this requirement; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined that this project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301{d), for restoration or rehabilitation of
existing deteriorated or damaged structures to meet current standards of public health and safety that
involve negligible or no expansion, and that none of the exceptions to the exemptions provided in CEQA
Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the bid of $767,012 submitted by Southern Contracting Company for Street
Lighting Replacement Project, Phase II, CIP Project No. 6062, is accepted, and the Mayor
is hereby authorized to execute the contract for the project.
3. That the City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to approve construction
change orders up to $40,000 for the project.
4. That the award of this contract is contingent upon Southern Contracting Company
executing the required contract and submitting the required bonds and insurance
policies, as described in the contract, within 20 calendar days after adoption of this
Resolution. The City Manager may grant reasonable extensions of time to execute the
contract and assemble the required bonds and insurance policies.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 29th day of August, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
None.
None. t~
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
Wl: ~ SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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