REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 07/15/20
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Library and Recreation Services Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of the rejection of all bids received for the Public Library Book Sorting Building Modifications, Notice of Inviting Bid (NIB) 20-025HC, and award the rebid, NIB 20-050HC, to Noble E&C, Inc., as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Reject all bids received for the Public Library Book Sorting Building Modifications, NIB 20-025HC.
b. Adopt the Plans and Specifications of the Rebid - Public Library Book Sorting Building Modifications, NIB 20-050HC.
c. Award the bid to Noble E&C, Inc., the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, for the total amount of $44,380, and waive any and all minor irregularities in the bidding documents as submitted by said bidder.
d. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Construction Contract with Noble E&C, Inc., in the amount of $44,380, and approve necessary change orders up to twenty five percent of the contract amount.
e. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order to Noble E&C, Inc. in the amount of $44,380 for the construction services.
f. Authorize an appropriation of $63,463 from the Library Facilities Fee Fund 206 to the capital project titled "Library Automated Materials Handling System," Project 72590.
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ANALYSIS:
In 2015, the Corona Public Library initiated automated book handling with the installation of the Bibliotheca RFID check-out automation system along with RFID security technology. The installation included three self-check-out machines, RFID tags, RFID security gates, and Liber8 software.
October 16, 2019, the City Council approved the equipment purchase of the Bibliotheca FlexAMH - Automated Materials Handling System (AMH) to reduce circulation desk staffing levels, increase accuracy, and eliminate the time needed to ...
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