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21� Councilman Rosselli moved to close the public hearing, seconded by Councilman Bury. Chief Building Official assured Council that if the property owner pre- sented reconstruction proposals, that indicated compliance to code and made sub- stantial corrections within the 30 days period, proceedings could be dropped. Councilman Rosselli moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5476 DECLARING STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 420 AVENUE DEL ORA IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, DIREC- TING THE OWNER TO ABATE SAID NUISANCE, AND ORDERING THE EXPENSE OF ABATEMENT TO BE MADE A LIEN UPON THE LAND IN THE EVENT THE NUISANCE IS NOT ABATED BY THE OWNER, seconded by Councilman Bury and carried on roll call vote. REPORT OF BID OPENING, Ralston Parkway, Section 1, and associated temporary road, storm drain, sanitary sewer, and water projects, GID 1-64. The following bids were received: Corrections Bragato Paving Company $657,343.43 $654,902.92 Hood Corporation 792,601.20 McGuire & Hester 818,074.06 805,006.00 Fisk, Firenze & McLean 8441642.70 L. C. Smith Company 851,574.70 Engineer's Estimate $615,731.75 City Manager reported on DMJM's analysis of bids received for above project and the errors found in their examination of the various schedules making the corrected figures indicated above, with their recommendation that the low bid of Bragato Paving Company be accepted in the corrected amount. He further reported since evaluation and recommendation had been made by DMJM a written communication had been received from Bragato Paving Co. reciting the deficiency errors made in their bid which involved a great deal of money and asking that they be allowed to withdraw their bid as a severe financial loss would result should the bid be awarded to them. Communication was read in full in which a report was made on each of the errors made in the various schedules and corrected amounts given indicating a deficiency of $703565.75. City Manager reported a meeting had been held with City Staff, DMJM representatives, and Bragato Paving Company, and errors checked were found to be substantially as claimed, and agreement by Staff reached thereafter to recommend to Council that all bids be rejected and authorization be given to readvertise the same construction work immediately. City Attorney was asked effect if Council refused to allow withdrawal of the apparent low bidder and awarded bid. He advised this was not entirely within Council's control if bid had been checked and error found to be an honest clerical one, bidder has the right to rescind his bid, and bid could only be denied if error is found to be fraudulent. City Attorney advised recommendation of Staff to accept requested with- drawal of this Company's bid was in order, and that he had been present at the Staff meeting concerning checking of the errors. Councilman Bury moved to accept City Manager's report and recommendation that Council reject all bids and authorize readvertising. Councilman Bury moved to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 5477 REJECTING ALL BIDS RECEIVED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKWAY -1 AND ASSOCIATED TEMPORARY ROAD STORM DRAIN, SANITARY SEWER, AND WATER PROJECTS FOR REDWOOD CITY GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1-64; DIRECTING RETURN OF SECURITY DEPOSIT; AND, DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO READVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR PERFORMANCE OF SAID WORK, seconded by Councilman Rosselli. su 11 'BT