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Board relieves apparent low bidder and awards Fulton Road sewer-main contract to Team Gelotti
Summary
After the apparent low bidder requested relief under Public Contract Code section 5100, the board relieved Argonaut Constructors of the bid and awarded Contract C02117 for Fulton Road sewer-main improvements to Team Gelotti, approving a 10% contingency; the vote was unanimous among members present.
The Board of Public Utilities approved staff’s recommendation to relieve the apparent low bidder and award the Fulton Road Sewer Main Improvements contract (Contract C02117) to the second-lowest responsible bidder, Team Gelotti, Inc., following a staff review that found the low bidder’s request to be relieved met statutory requirements.
Landon Lockery, assistant engineer and project manager for transportation and public works capital improvement projects, presented project background and said the 18-inch sewer main (installed in 1969 and lined with a polyethylene liner in 1985) has a deformed liner restricting flow and requiring high-frequency maintenance. Staff’s earlier consultant analysis evaluated five alternatives and recommended open-cut replacement.
Key project elements include acquiring permanent and temporary construction easements, securing permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and implementing a mitigation, monitoring and reporting program addressing biological resources and tribal cultural resources. Staff said dewatering and creek-channel work are constrained by CDFW permit windows and that the contractor must temporarily restore paths before a scheduled community event (the Santa Rosa Marathon).
Lockery said five bids were received at the April 28 opening with a low apparent bid near $2.0 million and a high bid near $3.8 million. The apparent low bidder, Argonaut Constructors Inc., submitted a timely request to be relieved under Public Contract Code section 5100; city attorney and transportation/public works staff reviewed and found the request met the statutory criteria. Staff recommended relieving Argonaut and awarding the contract to Team Gelotti, with a recommended 10% contingency and authorization of the total contract amount as recorded in the staff report.
Board member Dit asked whether mitigation designated for Peterson Park could instead be sited at Place to Play; staff said the mitigation site was approved through the permitting process and likely could not be changed at this stage. Vice Chair Anoni moved the staff recommendation and Board member Battenfort seconded; with Board member Wright absent, the vote was unanimous among those present and the motion passed.
