HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/3/2001 - STAFF REPORTS (5) DATE: January 3, 2001
TO: City Council
FROM: Procurement Manager And City Engineer
AWARD BID ,FOR INSTALLATION OF THREE DECORATIVE STREET LIGHT
FOUNDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council award Bid 01-12 to James E. Simon Company in the amount of
$16,470 for the installation of three (3) decorative street light foundations located on
Tahquitz Canyon Way near the corner of South Palm Canyon Drive.
SUMMARY:
This project will improve the lighting conditions in an identified priority area along Tahquitz
Canyon Way west of Palm Canyon Drive by preparing foundations and electrical
connections for three decorative lighting fixtures to be installed by City staff.
BACKGROUND:
The West Tahquitz Lighting Project includes the construction of concrete foundations and
electrical distribution system improvements and the installation of decorative lighting
fixtures for three (3) Downtown lights along the south curb line of West Tahquitz Canyon
Way, adjacent to Starbuck's and Vintage Marketplace (Palm Canyon Drive to Belardo
Road). Three (3) standard Downtown decorative light fixtures are in storage at the City
Yard and are currently available at no additional cost to this project.
Due to security needs during Village Fest and other City events and low lighting levels at
this location, the City Manager authorized the installation of these lights as an initial step
to improve lighting levels at this key location in Downtown. This project will, therefore,
include the construction of three City standard foundations and electrical supply extended
from Belardo Road. City Streets and Facilities staff will install the three fixtures currently
in storage on these bases.
An Invitation for Bids (01-12) was advertised in the Desert Sun on December 81" and 13",
2000. A Pre-bid visit to the work site was conducted on December 151", 2000 and was
attended by the following interested contractors' representatives: Steiny and Company,
Inc.,R W Gray Electric Inc., and James E. Simon Co.
By the deadline for receipt of bids at 3:00 P.M. on December 22, 2000 one (1) bid was
received and were opened at read publicly as follows:
VENDOR AMOUNT BID
James E. Simon Company $16,470 09
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Award of Contract for Installation of 3 Decorative Street Lights
Staff recommends that the Contract be awarded to James E. Simon Company as the
lowest responsible, responsive bidder.
Funds are available in Account No.81 1-81 91-651 29, Community Redevelopment Agency's
Capital Improvement Project (West Tahquitz Lighting).
APPROVED:
HAROLD E. GOOD DAVID J. BARAKIAN, P.E.
Procurement Manager City Engineer
APPROVED:
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Attachment: Minute Order
REVIEWED BY DEPT.OF FINANCE
MINUTE ORDER NO.
CONCURRING WITH COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS TO AWARD
CONTRACT TO JAMES E. SIMON FOR
INSTALLATION OF THREE (3)
DECORATIVE STREET LIGHT
FOUNDATIONS LOCATED ON
TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY FOR $16,
470.00, CP00-01.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, concurring with Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs to award contract to James E.
Simon for installation of three (3) decorative street light foundations located on Tahquitz
Canyon Way, for $16,470.00, CP00-01, was adopted by the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of January, 2001.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk