10. Golden State BridgePUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CUPERTINO
Summary
AGENDA ITEM ~ D AGENDA DATE Mach 18, 2008
SUBJECT AND ISSUE
Authorize Golden State Bridge, {GSB}, the general contractor for the Mary Avenue
Bicycle Footbridge, to substitute landscape sub-contractor KCI Environmental, Inc. for
sub-contractor Ecological Concerns Inc., at no cost to the City.
BACKGROUND
Golden State Bridge 1zsted Ecological Concerns, Inc. as their landscape sub-contractor in
their bid to the City, which was awarded by Council in December 2007. Subsequent to
the award, Ecological Concerns informed Golden State Bridge that they would be unable
to sign a contract for the work due to pre-existing labor agreement issues.
On February 12, 2008, staff sent a letter to Ecological Concerns, in accordance with the
Public Contract Code, and informed them that they had five {5) working days to formally
object to the City of the substitution. ~ Representatives of Ecological Concerns informed
City staff that they had ~o objection to the substitution and they did not respond formally
with an objection. .
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact to City.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Public Works recommends that City Council authorize Golden States Bridge to substitute
the landscape sub-contractor KCI Environmental, Inc. for Ecological Concerns, Inc. for
the-Iandscape work on Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge Project, at no cost to the City.
Submitted by:
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Ralph A. Qualls, Jr.
Director of Public Works
Approved for submission:
David W. Knapp
City Manager
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