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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-008RESOLUTION NO. ql- OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND REJECTING THE BID SUBMITTED ON THE CITY'S SECONDARY WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY BY PK CONTRACTORS, INC. WHEREAS, in November 1991, the City promulgated the "Contract Documents for the Construction of Port Townsend Secondary Waste Water Treatment Facility" and requested bids from contractors on that project pursuant to RCW 35.23.352; and WHEREAS, a request for bids on this project has been circulated and published in the manner required by law; and WHEREAS, sealed bids for the project were submitted by fourteen bidders and were opened on January 15, 1992; and WHEREAS, at the time the sealed bids were opened, the bid submitted by PK Contractors, Inc., of Spokane, Washington, in the amount of $6,222,591 was thought to be the lowest bid submitted on the project, but further analysis of PK's bid documents reveals that it was not responsive to the bidding instructions; NOW THEREFORE Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend as follows: Section 1. The bid submitted by PK Contractors, Inc., for the construction of the Port Townsend Secondary Waste Water Treatment Facility is hereby rejected by the City pursuant to RCW 35.23.352, for the reason that the bid is not responsive to the contract documents and bidding instructions previously promulgated by the City. Section 2. The bid submitted by PK Contractors, Inc., was found not responsive for the following reasons: a. Contrary to the explicit instructions contained in the bidding instructions, PK failed to provide separate bids for the acquisition and installation costs for each of the named alternatives for the owner-selected equipment items. Instead, PK provided bids for only one manufacturer for each item of equipment. b. PK failed to include any bid for the generator set, a major item of equipment called for under the bidding documents, which would cost in excess of $50,000. This omission has raised the question of whether the cost of such equipment was in fact included in PK's lump sum bid. c. Contrary to the bidding instructions, PK failed to submit a letter or other information by which PK agreed that the supplied equipment would conform to specifications already submitted by the manufacturers of such equipment. d. Contrary to the bidding instructions, PK failed to return all of the required contract forms, which were contained in the contract documents delivered to each bidder. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and signed by the Mayor this ATTEST: MTr John~'Tise ' ~ Clerk David A~. ' r°ve, City APPROVED AS TO FORM: Malcolm S. Harris, Acting City Attorney msh:ptown:r:001