2004-199-RES REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSION OF THE UARCO BUILDING

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;. RESOLUTION NO. 2004-19.~__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSION OF THE UARCO BUILDING TO A NEW POLICE, COURT, AND JAIL FACILITY; AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES THROUGH COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 271.116 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; APPROVING SELECTION CRITERIA AND WEIGHTING ASSOCIATED THEREWITH; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 13th day of May, 2002, in resolution No. 2002-075 authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for a project of reconstruction and conversion of the DARCO building to a new police, court, and jail facility; and, WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, on the 24th day of August, 2004, in Resolution No. 2004-146 approve the plans and specifications and authorize the advertisement for bids for performing all work required for said reconstruction and conversation project, which bids were received until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, the 5th day of October, 2004; and, WHEREAS, no bids were received which were within the City's budgeted cost for said project; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to reject all bids for said project as presently received, and to authorize the City's architect and staff to utilize as an alternative procurement procedure the selection of a contractor for construction services through the use of competitive sealed proposals in conformance with Section 271.116 of the Local Government Code; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve and authorize the selection criteria and weighting of selection criteria for said competitive sealed proposal process; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF P ARlS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble of this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That all bids received in response to the City's solicitation of same as authorized by City Council resolution No. 2004-146 for the reconstruction and conversion of the DARCO building to a new police, court, and jail facility, be, and the same are, rejected.