CC RESOLUTION 1058RESOLUTION N0. 1058
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING
TO HONGOI.A & IffJ OTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
A CERTAIN CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE RESERVOIR, PUMP
HOUSE, PIPE LINES, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS APPURTENANCES IN
AND FOR SAID CITY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of E1
Segundo, California, did heretofore invite bids for the
improvement hereinafter referred to under a notice en-
titled "Notice Inviting Bids for the Construction of a Re-
inforced Concrete Reservoir, Pump House, Pipe Lines,
Electrical and Mechanical Equipment and Miscellaneous Appur-
tenances.", dated the 8th day of December, 1949; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said notice, various bidders
submitted bids for said improvement; and
WHEREAS, the said City Council did duly and
regularly take all bids submitted under advisement until the
25th day of January, 1950, and did thereupon take said bids
under further advisement until the 1st day of February, 1950,
and did refer said bids to the City Engineer and Consulting
Engineer for checking, analysis, report and recommendation
thereon to said Council; and
WEDIMEAS, said Council has now received the written
report from said City Engineer and said Consulting Engineer
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in words and figures as follows:
Engineering Offices of
LIPPINCOTT
AND ROWE
4826 Orinda Avenue, Zone 43
Los Angeles
February 1st, 1950
"The Honorable City Council
City of E1 Segundo
E1 Segundo, California
"Gentlemen:
"On January 18, 1950 your Honorable Body received and opened bids
under Specifications No. W.B. -48 -4 for *The Construction of a
Reinforced Concrete Reservoir, Pump House, Pipe Lines, Electrical
and Mechanical Equipment and Miscellaneous Appurtenances.'
"After opening the bids you referred same to the undersigned for
analysis and report with recommendations at your regular meeting
on Tanuary 25, 1950.
"At your meeting on January 25, 1950 we requested an additional
week to complete our analysis and report. Our investigations
have now been completed and we submit the following report.
"Ten bids were received under this call as shown by the accompany-
ing tabulation. All of the bids received were regular in that
they contained no qualifications and were accompanied by the re-
quired checks. The bid prices ranged from a low of $1389000.00
to a high of $173,145.00. The low bid was submitted by T. S. Burrell
and Sons of Long Beach, California in the amount of $138,000.00
with completion in 150 days. In investigating the qualifications
of J. E. Burrell and Sons we found that at the time they submitted
their bid they did not have the type of contractor's license re-
quired by State Law for the construction of work of the character
required by these specifications. We immediately contacted your
City Attorney, Mr. Clyde Woodworth, and acquainted him with this
fact and also had Mr. Jack Burrell of Burrell and Sons contact
him. Mr. Woodworth, after looking into the matter, advised us
that due to the fact that J. E. Burrell and Sons did not have the
type of contractor's license required by laws of the State of
California at the time they submitted their proposal it was a
questionable bid and if the City should enter into contract with
them the work might be delayed and serious legal difficulties
might result to the City. We were later advised by Burrell and
Sons that after conversation with their own attorney and with
Mr. Woodworth that they were convinced that if they entered into
a contract with the City under the above cited conditions legal
difficulties might ensue which would result in embarrassment and
delays to themselves as well as to the City. From our discussion
with the Burrell brothers we are convinced that their submitting
a questionable bid was unintentional on their part.
"The second low bid was submitted by Hougola and Elliot of Norwalk,
California, in the amount of $141,914.00 with completion in 180
days. We have investigated the qualifications of this firm and
are satisfied that they can satisfactorily construct and complete
this work.
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"In view of the above we recommend that the bid of J. E. Burrell
and Sons be rejected and that the certified check accompanying
their bid be returned to them and we also recommend that the
contract under these specifications be awarded to Hongola and
Elliot at the price bid and under the conditions set forth in
their proposal. We also recommend that all bids received be re-
jected, except that of Hongola and Elliot.
"Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Charles E. Lortz
City Engineer
Engineering Offices of
LIHPINCOTT AND ROWS
By /s/ E. A. Rowe
EAR:pl E. A. Rowe "
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REGULAR
BIDDER & BID
ADDRESS AMT.BID
Guy F. Atkinson Co. $1730145
P.O. Box 259
Long Beach, Calif.
J.E. Burrell & Sons $138,000
522 Shanock Ave.
Long Beach, Calif.
The Contracting $1429200
En go Co.
2310 W. Vernon Ave.
Los Angeles, Calif.
COMPL. BID COMPL. REMARKS &
TIME AMT.BID TnZ DEPOSIT STIPULATIONS
120
Cert.Ck.
$20,000
150 Cert.Cash Ck. Seaboa3 .
$15,000 Surety Co. N.I.
State Con.Lis.
#83263 No. Coy -_
Seal.
165 Cert.Ck.
$16,000
Davis, Keusder, & $1569470 180
Brown
4915 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles 1600alif.
Hoagland- Findlay, $1480800 180 $1479400
Eng. Co.
3254 Cherry Ave.
Long Beach, Calif.
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Cash.Ck.
$16,500
200 Cert.Ck. Accompanied e'
$20,000 Pao. Pre -load
Corp. Design
Dwg. for Alt. B7
Spec* for pre-
load Alt.
7r. Co. Inc.
P.O. Boa 116
El Segundo, Calif.
Macco Corporation $168,190 200
14409 Paramount Blvd,
Paramount, Calif.
Offeo Constr.Co., $1530365 180
Inc.
2650 Cherry Ave.
Long Beach, Calif.
Spencer Webb Co. $148,341 120
4719 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles 2790alif.
and
Cart.Ck.
120,000
Cert.Ck.
$16,000
Cash.Ck.
$20,000
WBEREM, said Council has now duly considered each and
all of said bids so submitted, and has received and reviewed the
report and recommendations of said City Engineer and of said Con-
sulting Engineer as herainabove set forth, and has received advice
from the City Attorney with reference thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1. Said Council does hereby find and determine
that the bid of the apparently low bidder, d. E. BURRELL & SONS,
in the sum of $138,000.00, for said improvement is an irregular
bid in this, that said bidder did not, at the time of submitting
said bid, hold or possess a type of California Contractor's
License Classification required under the laws of said State by
contractors upon public works of the nature contemplated in said
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REGULAR
ALTERNATE
BIDDER &
BID
COMPL. BID
COMPL. RVXARKS &
ADDRESS
AMT.BID
TIME AMT.BID
TIME DEPOSIT STIPULATIONS
(cent
(Coat.)
(Cont.) (Cent.)
(C®nt.) Co (Conti)
Hongola & Elliot
$1419914
180
Cash.Ck.
Const.
615,000
P.O. Boa 157
Norwalk, Calif.
Peter Kiewit Son's
$1639407
105
Cert.Ck.
Co. & Fred J. Early
$25,000
7r. Co. Inc.
P.O. Boa 116
El Segundo, Calif.
Macco Corporation $168,190 200
14409 Paramount Blvd,
Paramount, Calif.
Offeo Constr.Co., $1530365 180
Inc.
2650 Cherry Ave.
Long Beach, Calif.
Spencer Webb Co. $148,341 120
4719 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles 2790alif.
and
Cart.Ck.
120,000
Cert.Ck.
$16,000
Cash.Ck.
$20,000
WBEREM, said Council has now duly considered each and
all of said bids so submitted, and has received and reviewed the
report and recommendations of said City Engineer and of said Con-
sulting Engineer as herainabove set forth, and has received advice
from the City Attorney with reference thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1. Said Council does hereby find and determine
that the bid of the apparently low bidder, d. E. BURRELL & SONS,
in the sum of $138,000.00, for said improvement is an irregular
bid in this, that said bidder did not, at the time of submitting
said bid, hold or possess a type of California Contractor's
License Classification required under the laws of said State by
contractors upon public works of the nature contemplated in said
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improvement; and that if an award were made to such bidder,
the potential possibilities of delay, uncertainty, expense and
litigation due to possible disciplinary action on the part of
the Contractors' State License Board of the Department of Pro-
fessional and Vocational Standards of the State of California
are imminent.
SECTION 2. Said Council, under the circumstances,
does hereby find, determine and declare that the bid of HONGOLA &
ELLIOTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, in the sum of $141,914.00, for said
improvement is the lowest regular responsible bid submitted for
said improvement. Said bid of said Hongola & Elliott Construction
Company is now on file in the office of the City Clerk of said
City, is open to public inspection, and is hereby referred to and
by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
SECTION 3. That said Council does hereby reject the
bids of all bidders on or for said improvement, excepting the
said bid of said Hongola & Elliott Construction Company, which
said bid said Council hereby accepts, and said Council does hereby
award the contract for said improvement to said Hongola &'Elliott
Construction Company at the price therefor set forth in its said
bid on file, to -wit: $1412914.00, and does hereby authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk of said City to execute and deliver such
contract in form as approved by the City Attorney in due course.
SECTION 4, That the City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorized to return the bid checks or deposits of all un-
successful bidders.
SECTION 5. That this resolution shall take effect
immediately.
SECTION g. That the City Clerk shall certify to
the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the
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mane in the book of original resolutions of said City; and
shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in
the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City,
in the minutes of the meeting at which the same was passed and
adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this lat day of February,
1950.
ATTEST:
Victor D. McCarthy.
City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Deputy.
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Mayor of the City o' . l SaMdo,
California.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, )� SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I. Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City of
E1 Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council of the said City
is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 1056 , was passed and adopted by the said City
Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and
attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular
meeting of the said Council held on the let day of February,
1950, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson
and Mayor Selby.
NOES: Councilmen Bone.
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this 1st day of February, 1950.
Victor D. McCarthy,
City Clark of the City of
r S1 Segundo, California.
(SEAL)
By
Deputy.