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Procurement dispute over Fire Station 105 paused after competing bid protests
Summary
Council agreed to continue item 10s (Fire Station 105 contract) to Aug. 25 after Builders United and Pereira Construction presented competing bid protests alleging expired DIR registrations, missing addenda acknowledgments and other irregularities; both sides asked council to review bid packages in detail.
Council opened public comment on consent‑calendar item 10s — the procurement for Fire Station 105 — after multiple parties requested to speak. Builders United (represented in testimony by a speaker identifying himself as the company’s president) argued Pereira Construction’s protest is without merit and defended Builders United’s documentation, saying any apparent omissions were formatting issues and that subcontractor registrations were valid. Pereira Construction representatives, including Vijay Sharma and Greg Tross, countered that Builders United listed subcontractors with expired DIR numbers and failed to properly acknowledge an addendum, which they said could render the bid nonresponsive and expose the city to about $283,000 in additional costs if the low bidder is disqualified.
Builders United said it provided continuation sheets listing subcontractors and that some renewals took place around the bid date; Pereira said several subcontractors’ DIR registrations were expired at bid opening. Speakers on both sides asked the council to delay awarding the contract until the city conducts a thorough review. Council agreed to continue item 10s to the Aug. 25 meeting to allow staff time to review the protests and the underlying bid packages.
