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Aggregate materials and spoils disposal contract later terminated

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On August 7, 2023 the City Council approved, on its consent agenda (7–0), a contract under PW-23-19 for aggregate materials purchase and spoils disposal with the contractor named in the minutes, for $147,052.50. A later staff memo reports that on August 15, 2023 the contractor said it could not perform the delivery and hauling work because it could not obtain trucks and trailers, and asked for termination. On October 16, 2023 the Council approved terminating the contract on its consent agenda (7–0).

Documented status: Recorded step (recorded), Oct 16 2023. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

Official identifiers: PW-23-19

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the contract on the consent agenda

    Meeting date: Aug 7 2023. Agenda item 1. (consent agenda): Approve the Contract for Aggregate Materials Purchase and Spoils Disposal, PW-23-19, to A-1 Contractors, Inc. Contract value: $147,052.50 for an unstated scope; counterparty: A-1 CONTRACTORS INC. Item VI: the motion carried (7 to 0); moved by Alderperson Moran, seconded by Alderperson Steinfels.

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.
  2. · Other · Reported by staff

    Contractor notifies the City it cannot perform

    Other date: Aug 15 2023.

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Terminate the Contract for [name withheld], PW-23-19, with A-1 Contractors, Inc. (Memorandum), City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.
  3. · Other · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves terminating the contract on the consent agenda

    Meeting date: Oct 16 2023. Agenda item 1. (consent agenda): Terminate the Contract for Aggregate Materials Purchase and Spoils Disposal, PW-23-19, with A-1 Contractors, Inc. Item VI: the motion carried (7 to 0); moved by Alderperson Moran, seconded by Alderperson Harrington.

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-10-16, City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-10-16, City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-10-16, City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

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  • Contract value · Aug 7, 2023

    $147,052.50

    aggregate materials purchase and spoils disposal

    A-1 CONTRACTORS INC (contractor)
    • p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.

Contracts, payments and completion

  1. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the contract on the consent agenda

    Meeting date: Aug 7 2023. Agenda item 1. (consent agenda): Approve the Contract for Aggregate Materials Purchase and Spoils Disposal, PW-23-19, to A-1 Contractors, Inc. Contract value: $147,052.50 for an unstated scope; counterparty: A-1 CONTRACTORS INC. Item VI: the motion carried (7 to 0); moved by Alderperson Moran, seconded by Alderperson Steinfels.

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 4 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-08-07, City Council, Aug 7 2023. Open the quote and source.
  2. · Other · Reported by staff

    Contractor notifies the City it cannot perform

    Other date: Aug 15 2023.

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Terminate the Contract for [name withheld], PW-23-19, with A-1 Contractors, Inc. (Memorandum), City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.
  3. · Other · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves terminating the contract on the consent agenda

    Meeting date: Oct 16 2023. Agenda item 1. (consent agenda): Terminate the Contract for Aggregate Materials Purchase and Spoils Disposal, PW-23-19, with A-1 Contractors, Inc. Item VI: the motion carried (7 to 0); moved by Alderperson Moran, seconded by Alderperson Harrington.

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-10-16, City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 6 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-10-16, City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-10-16, City Council, Oct 16 2023. Open the quote and source.

Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

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Organizations and public bodies

What remains unresolved?

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Open questions

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What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

Official source records

  1. City Council minutes, 2023-08-07

    City Council, Aug 7 2023

  2. Terminate the Contract for [name withheld], PW-23-19, with A-1 Contractors, Inc. (Memorandum)

    City Council, Oct 16 2023

  3. City Council minutes, 2023-10-16

    City Council, Oct 16 2023

Editions and corrections

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  1. Edition 3(current)

    Edition 3: 4 revised.

  2. Edition 2Read this edition

    Edition 2: 4 revised.

  3. Edition 1Read this edition

    First edition.

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