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BID AWARD A motion was made by PROJECT 8022 A Councilman Ward, seconded CABRILL0 TENNIS CENTER by Mayor Patterson, to 1) Award PROJECT 8022 A, Cabrillo Tennis Center, Phase I, to Sharecroppers, Inc., Orange, on basis of lowest, best and most responsible bidder; 2) Accept with thanks the donation of funds from the Santa Ana Tennis Club; 3) Instruct staff to pursue the possibility of reducing total cost of the project up to ten per cent of the total bid by eliminating any optional items from the specifica- tions; and 4) Authorize the transfer of $55,000 fro~ Fund 402, Activity 117, Account 631, Project No. 8027 to Project No. 8022 A, Phase I. By informal unanimous consent, Council agreed to vote on each part of the motion separately: 1) and 4) (Award Project to Sharecroppers, Inc.) carried with Councilmen Markel and Yamamoto dissenting; 2) CAccept donation of Tennis Club) carried with Councilmen Markel and Yamamoto dissenting; 3)(Instruct staff to pursue reduction in total cost) failed, with Councilmen Evans, Yamamoto, Garthe and Markel dissenting. Prior to the motion, the City Manager reported that the lowest bidder, Coyle Engineering Contracting Company of La Habra, had omitted the reinforcing steel portion of the bid and had requested that its bid be disqualified. The Manager stated that the next lowest bid was over budget by thirty per cent; that staff recommended all bids be rejected, and that the project be redesigned and rebid at a later date; however, that rapidly rising construction costs might offset revisions in the specifications if the bid award were postponed. Frank Morris, architect for the project, stated tkat there would be some risk in delaying the bid award, in that it might not be possible to receive dollar for dollar on any deletions from the specifications, or reduction of the scope of the project, due to current inflationary trends, and requested direction from Council. Don Honer, President of the Santa Ana Raquet Club, 1073 West 17th Street, spoke in favor of awarding the contract to the second lowest bidder. Nancy McDaniel, 2421 Poinsettia, urged Council to accept the second bidder, and stated that the Santa Aha Tennis Club would contribute $2,500 to the Tennis Center Project. Prior to the vote, Councilman Markel stated that adequate tennis facilities were available in parks and schools in the City, and that the number of courts at the Center should be reduced from six to four; Councilman Yamamoto's opinion was that whereas rising costs must be met for essential projects, such as fire stations, other less necessary projects should meet budget requirements. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 30 JANUARY 21, 1974