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THE CITY OF pL£AS&NTON 4H City Council Staff Report January 4, 2005 Public Works Department SUBJECT: REJECTION OF BIDS FOR THE CONVERSION TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES FOR PRIVATE PROPERTIES ON FIRST STREET, CIP NO. 025071B STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action at the meeting of January 4, 2005: Review and reject the single bid received for the subject project. SUMMARY: The subject project provides for the conversion of overhead utility service laterals to underground utility services on private property along First Street and Kottinger Drive (42 individual properties) in conjunction with the establishment of an underground utility district at this location. Plans and specifications were prepared for the project and the project was advertised and bid with only one bid received. The bid of $229,500 was submitted by Prism Engineering of Campbell, California and was substantially higher than the engineer's estimate. Staff feels that a rebid of the project will garner more bids and provide a more realistic comparison of the costs in a more competitive bidding environment. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND On December 17, 2002 the City Council formed Underground Utility District No. 02-1 (UUD 02-01) by resolution which provided for the undergrounding of the existing overhead utility lines on First Street from West Angela Street to Stanley Boulevard, and on Kottinger Drive from First Street to St. Mary's Creek. The First Street Utility Conversion Project (CIP 025071B) provides for the conversion of existing overhead utility service connections to underground utility service connections on private property. The bulk of the undergrounding work will be SR:05:003 Page 1 of 4