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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND COLTON UTILITY AUTHORITY MEETING OF MAY 29, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND UTILITY AUTHORITY MEMBERS FROM: ERIC R. FRASER, DIRECTOR OF WATER & WASTEWATER OPERATIONS SUBJECT: AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS 30 AND 31 TO BEST DRILLING AND PUMP, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT -TO -EXCEED $932,334.00. DATE: May 21, 2007 BACKGROUND: The City's Water Facilities Master Plan includes recommendations for the construction of new wells to effectively meet the City's required water production capacity as well as replace existing wells that have exceeded their useful life and need to be replaced. A CEQA Initial Study and Negative Declaration was prepared and adopted by City Council on February 6, 2007 for the work related to the construction of the proposed two new wells. These new sources of supply are an essential element of the water system master plan. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The Water Utility advertised for sealed bids for the Construction of Wells 30 and 31 on April 25, 2007 and May 2, 2007. Bid opening was held at the Corporate Yard Conference Room at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 10, 2007. Four bids were received and evaluated by Krieger & Stewart, Inc. Best Drilling and Pump, Inc. (Best Drilling) was the apparent low bidder in the amount of $932,334.00. Because Best Drilling was formed in 2003, the entity itself does not have five years work experience in the type of work specified as set forth in the Bidding Documents. The Bidding Documents provide however, that if the bidder has less than five years experience, it can list the work experience of the principals and key personnel to establish that the bidder has sufficient work experience. Such information was supplied and shows that all of Best Drilling's principals and key personnel have extensive experience in the water well industry (primarily as employees of long-time Southern California contractor Beylik Drilling, which was purchased by Layne Christensen a few years ago). In addition, Krieger & Stewart, Inc. called all four of the references that Best Drilling provided for projects completed in the last three years. All references advised that Best Drilling's personnel, equipment, and performance of their respective projects were satisfactory. Lastly, Krieger & Stewart, Inc. visited two of Best Drilling's current work sites, primarily to review their equipment, and found no reason to doubt their ability to perform the Work.