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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-03511 and award a contract to California Boring, Inc., of Anaheim, CA (MBE and WBE), for providing as-needed directional boring services, in an annual amount not to exceed $137,500, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to enter into an annual contract with California Boring, Inc., for the purchase of as-needed directional boring services. During the installation and replacement of natural gas pipelines, directional boring services are used in lieu of open trenching in order to minimize the amount of excavation activity on local roadways that impacts local traffic. The directional boring services include the labor and equipment to drill and install pipelines on a per-foot basis. Long Beach Gas and Oil (LBGO) personnel will be excavating, assembling and fusing the polyethylene pipe and all other associated services.
The bid for directional boring services was advertised in the Press-Telegram on May 27, 2011, and 1,035 potential bidders specializing in heavy construction services were notified. Of those bidders, 14 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division's website at www.longbeach.qov/purchasinq. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division's weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 30 local, minority and women's business groups. One bid was received on the bid opening date of June 7, 2011. California Boring, Inc., of Anaheim, CA (MBE and WBE), as the sole respondent, is recommended to provide directional boring services.
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