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Suspend Competitive Bidding and Issue Request for Qualification for Use in Procurement of Construction Services for the North 5th Street Parallel Storm Trunk Main Project for Department of Utilities [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00803
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Location
Location: District 4
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion by two-thirds vote to suspend competitive bidding and allow use of a Request for Qualification (RFQ) process for selection of contractors to bid on the North 5th Street Parallel Storm Trunk Main Project.
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Contact
Contact: Brett Grant, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-1413, bgrant@cityofsacramento.org; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455, shuun@cityofsacramento.org; Dalia Fadl, Director, (916) 808-3765, dfadl@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Utilities
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Request for Qualification
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Staff recommends Council suspend competitive bidding in the best interests of the City and authorize an RFQ process to select contractors that will be invited to submit a bid for the North 5th Street Parallel Storm Trunk Main Project. Contractor selection will be by lowest responsible bid. Use of the alternative procurement process will allow the City to select the most qualified contractor based on experience and resources needed to complete the project within an accelerated construction schedule to ensure the project's Green Means Go Program Grant funding is expended in compliance with the grant agreement terms.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: City Code Section 3.56.230(E) allows City Council to suspend competitive bidding or authorize an alternative method of procurement for a public project upon a two-thirds vote, if City Council determines that it is in the best interest of the City to do so. City staff believe t...
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