RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION: 1) AWARDING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH SOIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $239,625 FOR THE SEAL COVE TRAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – FITZGERALD MARINE RESERVE, MOSS BEACH AREA [PROJECT NO. P20Y0, FRONT FILE NO. 385(25B)]; AND 2) AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ISSUE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDERS UP TO A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $47,925, WHICH IS 20% OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors did, on November 10, 2009, adopt Resolution No. 070517, approving plans and specifications, including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements, and calling for sealed proposals for the Seal Cove Trail Improvement Project - Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach Area; and

 

WHEREAS, a new Notice of Exemption for a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption was filed in accordance with resolution adopted by this Board on November 10, 2009; and.

 

WHEREAS, the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors did, in public on November 30, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., open and examine all sealed proposals that were received in the specified time for the doing of the work referred to in said Resolution No. 070517; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has caused an analysis of said proposals to be made by the Director of Public Works of the County of San Mateo, and has, in open session, fully reviewed and considered said sealed proposals and the analysis thereof; and

 

WHEREAS, the lowest responsible bid was submitted by Soil Engineering Construction, Inc., in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five and 00/100 Dollars ($239,625.00) based on an estimate of the amount of work to be done.

 

    NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows:

 

1.

It is to the best interest of the County of San Mateo to award the contract for the construction of the Seal Cove Trail Improvement Project - Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach Area to:

 

Soil Engineering Construction, Inc.

927 Arguello Street

Redwood City, CA 94063

 

2.

The County of San Mateo shall enter into a written agreement with Soil Engineering Construction, Inc., for the completion of said work as required by the Plans and Specifications adopted and approved by this Board of Supervisors, on file in the office of the Director of Public Works of the County of San Mateo.

   

3.

On behalf of the County of San Mateo, the President of this Board of Supervisors shall be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with Soil Engineering Construction, Inc., for the doing of said work described herein, subject to the Department of Public Works’ receipt and approval of the Faithful Performance Surety Bond and the Payment Bond required to be posted by said Contractor with the County of San Mateo in connection therewith.

   

4.

All payments to the Contractor shall be in accordance with the Plans, Specifications, and other contract documents, based on the Director of Public Works’ written estimates of work actually done.

   

5.

Paragraph 4 above notwithstanding, aggregate payments to Contractor shall not exceed the sum of Two Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($287,550.00) without this Board's approval.

   

6.

That the Public Works Director is hereby authorized to execute change orders in an amount not to exceed $47,925, which is 20% of the contract amount specified above.

   

7.

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of San Mateo, is hereby authorized and directed to attest the signature of the President of this Board of Supervisors to said written contract.

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