BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Report of Bids Received and Reject All Bids for C0644; and Authorize advertisement for Bids for the Construction of the San Francisquito Creek Mitigation Planting and Establishment Maintenance Project, Project No. 26284002, Contract No. C0649 (Palo Alto) (District 7).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Ratify Addenda Nos. 1 and 2 to the Contracts Documents for the San Francisquito Creek Mitigation Planting and Establishment Maintenance Project for C0644;
B. Reject all bids for C0644;
C. Adopt the plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for the construction of the San Francisquito Creek Mitigation Planting and Establishment Maintenance Project, Project No. 26284002, Contract No. C0649, per the Notice to Bidders; and
D. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during bidding.
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SUMMARY:
Construction of the San Francisquito Creek Flood Reduction, Ecosystem Restoration, and Recreation San Francisco Bay to Highway 101 (Bay-101) Project (Project), which extends approximately 1.5 miles from San Francisco Bay upstream to East Bayshore Road and Highway 101, was completed in December 2018. The Project increased the Creek's capacity by excavating sediment deposits within the channel, rebuilding and setting back levees to widen the channel, and constructing floodwalls. In addition, major Project elements include expanded and improved tidal marsh habitat for endangered species in the Project area and adjacent Faber Marsh, and improvement of public access trails.
In mid-2018, it was determined that the Project construction contractor's landscaping subcontractor, responsible for tidal marsh/mitigation planting and three years of establishment maintenance, had not worked in tidal marsh environments before and was not prepared to perform the work under the conditions that would be present after construction. To resolve these concerns, staff and the construction contrac...
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