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MIS: LEIPZIGILA BERGE TO ACCEPT SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, 1995, AND AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF BONDS (GRAHAM CONTRACTORS, INC.) CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. MINUTE ORDER NO. 96-175 ____n______-----------------------------------------------------------------------------______n______--n----___n_____- G. Red Morton Community Park Playground Project; (304) REPORT: Senior Engineer Vorametsanti, July 15, 1996 In response to questions from Councilman Leipzig, City Attorney Schricker advised that the lowest bid on this project was defective as it did not include a bond; and the Council could reject all bids and go out to bid again. Engineering Manager Patterson advised that the lowest bidder apparently unintentionally submitted a defective bid, and the Engineering Department had followed the law by disqualifying that bid and awarding it to the next lowest bidder. City Attorney Schricker stated that if the Council chose to reject all bids, future bidders might be influenced by those actions and choose not to waste their time bidding. Additionally there were no guarantees as to how competitive the second bids would be once everyone knew the other's bids. City Attorney Schricker posed the question, "What does this do for the reputation of the City in the bidding sector?" Council Members discussed the $12,000 difference between the lowest two bids, grants the City had received for this project, the cost of rebidding and the possible 2-month delay a rebidding process would cause, and Councilman Claire added that the City tried this before and was sued. CONSENSUS: Mayor Hartnett determined it to be the consensus of the Council to postpone a decision on this matter until the next Council meeting. MINUTE ORDER NO. 96-176 ----------______n__________n______------------------------------______n______-------------------______n_____-_n_____- 4. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None --______n______n__________n______-----------------------------------------------------______n______----------n______- 5. BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS None REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 JULY 15, 1996 MINUTES Page No. 377 PAGE 5