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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. B
May 23, 2006
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
Lloyd Dalton, PE
949 - 644 -3328 or Idalton @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: NEWPORT THEATER ARTS CENTER LOBBY ADDITION — REJECT
ALL BIDS FOR CONTRACT NO. 3742
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Reject all bids.
2. Direct staff to combine this project with future building work and rebid at a later
date.
DISCUSSION:
At 2:00 pm on May 11, 2006, the City Clerk opened and read the following Total Bid
Prices for this project:
Bidder Total Bid Price
Low Klassic Engineering & Construction, Inc. $374,400
2 Big West Construction Corp. $442,000
3 Newman Midland Corp. $458,000
The low bidder, Klassic Engineering & Construction, Inc., possesses a General Building
Contractor Class B License as specified in the contract documents. Klassic is a seven
year -old firm that has satisfactorily completed building projects for other agencies.
Work at Newport Theater Arts Center (NTAC) includes demolishing certain portions of
the lobby, constructing a 445 square foot lobby addition, and making accessibility
modifications to the public's path of travel and lobby restrooms.
Plans and specifications for the remodeling work at NTAC were prepared by Jorgensen
Architects, working hand -in -hand with the Friends of NTAC. Jorgensen's construction
estimate for the work was $250,000. Knowing full -well that construction projects are
being bid much higher than estimated, staff increased the architects' estimate by 20%
and advertised the project at $300,000. The low Total Bid Price is 50% above
Jorgensen's estimate and 25% above staffs adjusted estimate.
Newport Theater Arts Center Lobby Addition - Reject Bids for Contract No. 3742
May 23, 2006
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Staff feels that the bid prices are much too high and that the low bid, at $840 /sq. ft., is not
appropriate for the project. In addition, only $180,000 is budgeted for construction,
whereas more than $400,000 would be required to award the contract and provide a
contingency amount. Accordingly, staff recommends that the bids be rejected and the
project be rebid with otheir City building work at some future date.
Prepared by:
ZIA Lloyd Val.
D- .
i Engineer
Submitted
m G. Badum
Works Director