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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17 - Purchase Office TrailersCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 17 March 13, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Public Works Department Stephen G. Badum, Public Works Director 949 - 644 -3311 s ba d u m @city. n ewpo rt-b each. ca. us SUBJECT: PURCHASE OFFICE TRAILERS RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Approve a Budget Amendment transferring the amount of $30,000 from salary savings in the Engineering Division (5100 -7000) to Account No. 5100 -9400. 2) Approve the purchase of two (2) 24'x40' office trailers from Modular Structures International at a cost not to exceed $127,977. DISCUSSION: On November 28, 2006, the City Council approved the purchase of two 24' x 40' office trailers from Modular Structures International. Upon further investigation, staff determined that the trailers offered by Modular Structures would not meet the city's needs and requested the firm to provide additional information on possible building modifications. On January 9, 2007, the City Council approved the addition of four positions in the Planning Department. Staff since determined the appropriate configuration for the trailer designated for the Planning Department which exceeded the original scope of the request for bids for office trailers. As such, staff rejected the first set of bids for this purchase and conducted a rebid with the revised schematic. Staff requested bids for 24'x40' office trailers. Two firms provided bids for new structures as follows: BIDDER TOTAL BID AMOUNT Low Modular Structures Int. $124,977.00 2 Atlas Performance $137,391.00 Purchase Office Trailers March 13, 2007 Page 2 The bid costs exclude furniture, equipment, and power /communications hookups. The proposed location of the trailers would be in the grassy area parallel to Newport Boulevard southerly of Finley Avenue (see attached map). Funding Availability: Upon approval of the budget amendment, sufficient funds are available to purchase the trailers from the following accounts: Account Description Engineering Division — Office Furniture Planning Dept — Office Furniture Submitted by: �h G. Badum Works Director Exhibit A Account Number Amount 5100 -9400 $74,977 2710 -9400 $50,000 Total: $124,977 Newport Boulevard (IN EXHIBIT A rJ rD :3 (D. City of Newport Beach BUDGET AMENDMENT 2006 -07 EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE: Increase Revenue Estimates Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND PX Transfer Budget Appropriations SOURCE: from existing budget appropriations from additional estimated revenues from unappropriated fund balance EXPLANATION: This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following: NO. BA- 07BA -056 AMOUNT: $30,000.00 Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance PX No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance To transfer budget appropriations from salary savings to cover additional costs associated with the purchase of two (2) 24'x40' temporary office trailers to accommodate additional budgeted personnel in Public Works and Planning. ACCOUNTING ENTRY: BUDGETARYFUND BALANCE Fund Account REVENUE ESTIMATES (360 1) Fund /Division Account EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603) Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Division Number Account Number Division Number Arrount Numher Description Description Description 5100 Public Works - Engineering 7000 Salaries - Misc 5100 Public Works - Engineering 9400 Office Furniture /Fixtures Amount Debit Credit $30,000.00 $30,000.00 Signed: Signed: Administrative Approval: City Manager City Council Approval: City Clerk Date Date 7