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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-014 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-014 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON WAIVING BID IRREGULARITIES FOR THE STATION #46 REMODEL/ADDITION PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of Arlington solicited bids for a project known as the City of Arlington Station#46 Remodel/Addition Project (hereinafter the "Project"); and WHEREAS, a bid protest was filed on October 5, 2010 by R & D Masonry, Inc., relating to the apparent low bid of Synergy Construction, Inc.; and WHEREAS, the bid documents reserved the right of the City to waive any and all irregularities in the bids; and WHEREAS, R& D Masonry, Inc. on October18, 2010, withdrew its bid protest; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to waive the irregularities in the bid submitted by Synergy Construction, Inc. within the terms of the bid documents and the meaning of RCW 35.23.352; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington do hereby resolve as follows: 1. The City Council finds as follows: a. The City of Arlington has sought qualified contractors to bid on the Project. b. Synergy Construction, Inc. ("Synergy Construction") submitted the apparent low bid on the Project. C. RCW 39.30.060 expressly requires that on public works projects in excess of one million dollars, only proposed HVAC, plumbing, and electrical subcontractors must be separately listed, and if not so listed, the bids are deemed void. d. The bid documents do not expressly state that failure to identify an approved masonry subcontractor at the time of bidding requires that the City determine the bid is void or nonresponsive. e. The bid documents clearly indicate that "The Owner expressly reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in any bid or in any bidding and to further award the Project to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder whose bid complies with all of the prescribed formalities, as it best serves the interest of the Owner." RESOLUTION NO. 2010-014 1 f. Synergy Construction has indicated that it intends to substitute one of the approved masonry subcontractors on the Project at no additional cost to the City. g. The City Council finds that the low bid of Synergy Construction is substantially lower than the two next lowest bidders, and that it is in the best interests of the City and the taxpayers to accept the low bid and waive the irregularities in the bid. h. The City Council finds that the irregularity is not a failure which provides Synergy Construction with a substantial advantage over other bidders, since the bid documents did not expressly require the naming of an approved masonry subcontractor in order to be considered a responsive, responsible bidder. 2. Based on the foregoing findings, the City Council hereby declares that the bid submitted by Synergy Construction for the City of Arlington Station #46 Remodel/Addition Project is hereby accepted, that any irregularities therein are waived, and Synergy Construction, Inc. is declared to be the "lowest responsible bidder" for purposes of awarding the bid on that project. APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Arlington this day of uxua-r , 2010. CITY OF ARLINGTON [a,t.u� ��2 Margar Larson, Mayor ATTEST: KristPh Banfield, City Cler APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stev J. P i , Ci Ctorney RESOLUTION NO. 2010-014 2 CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION I, Kristin Banfield, City Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington (the "City"), do hereby certify that the attached is a full, true and correct copy City of Arlington Resolution No. 2010-014, passed by the Arlington City Council at their regular meeting on October 18, 2010. 610 Kristin anfield, City Clerk Dated this 19th day of October, 2010