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Council pauses award of 501 South State Street remodel after bid protest; requests further staff and legal review
Summary
A bid protest from Couples & Sons challenged DMR Builders’ apparent low bid for the 501 South State Street remodel; after argument from the protester and staff review of contractor proposals, the council continued the protest to allow further legal and purchasing review.
The Ukiah City Council on Sept. 3 considered a bid protest over the remodel of the building at 501 South State Street (the former Bank of America) and voted to continue the matter to allow additional review by the city attorney and purchasing staff.
Miles Fischette, purchasing manager, described the public bid opening (Aug. 19) and said the apparent low bidder was DMR Builders with Couples & Sons Construction as the apparent second low bidder. Couples & Sons submitted a formal protest within the required time frame asserting DMR had not listed required subcontractors on its subcontractor list. DMR responded with a counter‑protest, providing a subcontractor proposal (Cortland Roofing) that staff reviewed and determined the roofing line item was below the 0.5% threshold that triggers mandatory listing.
Casey Couples, representing…
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