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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the following pertaining to the Placerville Jail In-Line Sewer Shredder Project, Bid 13-968-042, Contract No. 587-C1399:
1) Award the Construction Contract to Benchmark General Engineering, Inc., the lowest responsive, responsible bidder;
2) Authorize the Chair to sign the Construction Contract in the amount of $195,400, subject to review and approval of the final Contract Documents by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign an Escrow Agreement, if requested by the Contractor and in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, for the purpose of holding Contract retention funds. (Refer 3/12/2013 Item 4)
FUNDING: Criminal Justice Special Revenue Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $195,400
Funding
Budgeted $195,400
New Funding $
Savings $
Other* $
Total Funding Available $195,400
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The funding is available within the Accumulative Capital Outlay (ACO) Fund, with reimbursement to come from the Criminal Justice Special Revenue Fund.
Background:
The project consists of two sewer shredder/grinders housed in manholes that will be be installed in the sewer lines exiting the main jail. Over the last few years, the sewer system in the main jail has experienced numerous failures resulting from inmates flushing objects from their housing units down the sewer system. The new proposed grinder/shredder system is intended to properly prepare the waste for entry into the Placerville Wastewater Treatment Facility as well as prevent localized sewer system failures.
On March 13, 2012 the Board adopted and approved the Plans and Specifications and authorized advertisement for construction bids for the Project. Procurement and Contracts advertised the bid with a...
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