HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2025 0716 CC REG ITEM 09A POWERPOINTConsider Bids for Construction of the New Moorpark City Library
Item: 9.A.
BACKGROUND:
•2000 to 2004: Redevelopment Agency acquired property for a new Civic Center
•Location at corner of High Street & Moorpark Ave - Civic ‘bookend’ to High Street.
•2005: City Council initiates design of the new Civic Center project
•2007: City assumed control of the Library from the County
•Added Library to Civic Center project
•2012: Civic Center project stalled, including Library, due to dissolution of Redevelopment Agency
•2016: City Council Objective – Construct New City Library
•City Council approved location across from Post Office - Civic ‘bookend’ to High Street
•2018: Community Outreach with Survey
•2020: City Council adopted Civic Center Master Plan to confirm location of the new Library
BACKGROUND:
•2021: Community Outreach / Design Workshops, Kickoff design of the New City Library
•2022: City Council approved architectural style (Agrarian)
•2023: City Council approved Library Construction Budget ($30,400,000)
•2023: Planning Commission approves EIR and CUP No. CD-CUP-2023-0013
LIBRARY BIDS:
•March 2025: Library Pre-Qualification (11 contractors prequalified for project)
•May 21, 2025: City Council approved plans and authorized staff to bid the project
•July 1, 2025: Library Bids received
AMG & Associates, Inc. $27,183,000
The Nazarian Group $27,888,123
Bowe Contractors, Inc. $29,920,000
STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL
1.Delay the award of the bids until the City Council’s Capital Improvement Program Workshop
scheduled at a Special meeting on August 6, 2025.
2.Accept the low bid provided by AMG & Associates, Inc. and direct staff to award a contract for the
construction of the Library.
3.Reject all bids and re-bid the project to seek lower construction costs.
4.Reject all bids and provide direction to staff on whether to move forward with the project.
Questions?