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As a City of Redwood City resident, an employer of many City of Redwood City residents, and Vice <br />President of Interstate Grading and Paving, Inc., I, and Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc., respectfully <br />request that The Honorable Mayor and City Council of The City of Redwood City please review and <br />consider the following information pertaining to the Construction Award for the Fair Oaks Elementary <br />School Sport Field Improvement Project. <br />Subject <br />The Award of Contract to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. for the Fair Oaks Elementary School <br />Sport Field Improvement Project. <br />City Engineering tells us that they will ask that The Honorable Mayor and City Council of The City of <br />Redwood City reject all Bids at the 11/03/03 City Council meeting. <br />Request <br />Interstate Grading & Paving Inc. requests that the responsible and competitive Bid submitted to The <br />City of Redwood City be awarded to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. <br />Background <br />On October 8, 2003, Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. submitted the lowest responsible bid, for the <br />base bid amount of $874,981.00. There were a total of five Bids submitted ranging in cost from <br />$874,981.00 to $1,145,655.00. <br />The Bid from Interstate Grading & Paving is approximately $98.500.00 lower than the $972,500.00 <br />average budget amount, including lighting. The average budget amount is presented in the beats <br />sport Exhibit "A" document attached to a 10/27/03 City Report addressed to The Honorable Mayor <br />and City Council for the 10/27/03 Council meeting. The Bid Interstate Grading & Paving is also <br />approximately $325.000.00 lower than the funding available for this project as stated in the same City <br />Report. The Bid amount from Interstate Grading & Paving includes the new lighting for the field. <br />Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. has significant experience for the work envisioned. Interstate <br />Grading & Paving has successfully submitted competitive bids for, and successfully constructed, all <br />four of Sequoia Union High Schools District's fields, (Sequoia High School, Woodside, Carlmont, <br />Menlo Atherton), as well as tracks & fields for Serra High School, The College of San Francisco, <br />Bishop O'Dowd School, and Vallejo High School. The craft persons that installed these projects <br />would be utilized at The Fair Oaks project. <br />Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. has received correspondence from the City of Redwood City <br />Engineering stating, in their words: "The City has reevaluate the situation and determines that the <br />risk of pursuing this project with the compressed schedule is too great, therefore is recommending to <br />Council that all bids be rejected." <br />128 SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 -6302 • (650) 952 -7333 • FAX (650) 952 -6851 <br />Cuy <br />Council <br />City M <br />' <br />INTERSTATE <br />torney�� <br />City At torney <br />Gty Clerk <br />GRADING & PAVING, INC. <br />Community Det <br />Finance Dept <br />Cont. Lic. No. 366020 <br />-' <br />Fire Dept._..._,_ <br />Fi�hlir yyn��t <br />October 24, 2003 <br />• _ <br />f i A%( _y ,• 1, <br />_ <br />, ,:,. �� <br />i i <br />8unum Res. Dept. <br />Library Dept <br />t , <br />i:: OCT 2 7 2003 ! <br />Fa ks & Rec- Dept <br />Po!re Dap[. <br />pporl ofRIvc_____ <br />Mr. Richard S. Claire <br />, <br />The Honorable Mayor of The City of Redwood City I t'iT; (;r t � : <br />> <br />Plamm�o <br />P.O Box 391 <br />I %r <br />Redwood City, CA 94064 <br />As a City of Redwood City resident, an employer of many City of Redwood City residents, and Vice <br />President of Interstate Grading and Paving, Inc., I, and Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc., respectfully <br />request that The Honorable Mayor and City Council of The City of Redwood City please review and <br />consider the following information pertaining to the Construction Award for the Fair Oaks Elementary <br />School Sport Field Improvement Project. <br />Subject <br />The Award of Contract to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. for the Fair Oaks Elementary School <br />Sport Field Improvement Project. <br />City Engineering tells us that they will ask that The Honorable Mayor and City Council of The City of <br />Redwood City reject all Bids at the 11/03/03 City Council meeting. <br />Request <br />Interstate Grading & Paving Inc. requests that the responsible and competitive Bid submitted to The <br />City of Redwood City be awarded to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. <br />Background <br />On October 8, 2003, Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. submitted the lowest responsible bid, for the <br />base bid amount of $874,981.00. There were a total of five Bids submitted ranging in cost from <br />$874,981.00 to $1,145,655.00. <br />The Bid from Interstate Grading & Paving is approximately $98.500.00 lower than the $972,500.00 <br />average budget amount, including lighting. The average budget amount is presented in the beats <br />sport Exhibit "A" document attached to a 10/27/03 City Report addressed to The Honorable Mayor <br />and City Council for the 10/27/03 Council meeting. The Bid Interstate Grading & Paving is also <br />approximately $325.000.00 lower than the funding available for this project as stated in the same City <br />Report. The Bid amount from Interstate Grading & Paving includes the new lighting for the field. <br />Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. has significant experience for the work envisioned. Interstate <br />Grading & Paving has successfully submitted competitive bids for, and successfully constructed, all <br />four of Sequoia Union High Schools District's fields, (Sequoia High School, Woodside, Carlmont, <br />Menlo Atherton), as well as tracks & fields for Serra High School, The College of San Francisco, <br />Bishop O'Dowd School, and Vallejo High School. The craft persons that installed these projects <br />would be utilized at The Fair Oaks project. <br />Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. has received correspondence from the City of Redwood City <br />Engineering stating, in their words: "The City has reevaluate the situation and determines that the <br />risk of pursuing this project with the compressed schedule is too great, therefore is recommending to <br />Council that all bids be rejected." <br />128 SOUTH MAPLE AVENUE • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 -6302 • (650) 952 -7333 • FAX (650) 952 -6851 <br />