Marinwood CSD Meeting 5/11/2021

Should Marinwood CSD save MILLIONS OF DOLLARS with a GREEN CERTIFIED Maintenance Facility?

 

 

Marinwood CSD Fire Commission 5/4/2021 (audio only first half)

Marinwood Parks and Rec Commission Meeting 4/17/2021

Marinwood Maintenance Shed Bidder involved in Major Bribery Scandal

 A quick investigation of the construction bidders for the Marinwood Maintenance Shed found that Azul Construction was involved in a major bribery scandal in the City of San Francisco.  The U.S. Attorney charged its chief executive with bribery and faces up to 10 years in prison.

See the story HERE

Marinwood CSD Million Dollar Maintenance Shed-Bid Opening 4/27/2021

Here is the video of the bid opening. It is 7 minutes long and inaudible in parts. Five bids were received in excess of $1 million plus.  This does not include considerable preparation work, engineering or landscaping and Bill Hansell's fees.  

The initial committee found that a serviceable structure could be built for around $100k using similar designs as found in Marin County parks.  When Bill Hansell got involved the costs skyrocketed due to customized architectural components normally found in Class A Office Parks and custom homes.   This is all for three guys in our landscaping department that work outside for most of the day.  Clearly this is a vanity project which will waste MILLIONS of our tax dollars. 

I must point out that the building does not even pass the basic "usability" standard for our landscaping team.  Vehicles are not able to easily load materials, store landscaping waste or even turn around without great difficulty.  The usability HAS NEVER BEEN TESTED by the CSD staff or CSD Board.  It doesn't require much effort.  Just stake out the building on the lot and try to maneuver our equipment.  It is very obvious that  this project is not only a massive waste of land and resources,  it will not even work as a landscaping garage facility.

We can do better.   An immediate solution would be to fence in the existing temporary facility and bring in a prefab office.  We will literally save millions.

1. Murray Building, Inc., Santa Rosa: $1,059,000
2. M3 Integrated Solutions, Inc., Santa Rosa: $1,072,000
3. CF Contracting, Inc., San Francisco: $1,169,425
4. CWS Construction Group, Inc., Novato: $1,287,000
5. Azul Works, Inc., San Francisco: $1,297,000    see article about corruption allegations HERE

Last Minute Legal Notice for Contractor Proposals for Marinwood Maintenance Shed.

 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS OF BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Marinwood Community Services District will accept sealed bids for its Park Maintenance Facility project at 775 Miller Creek Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 by or before 2:00PM, Tuesday, 04/27/2021. Any proposals received after this time will not be opened and will be returned. Timely received proposals will be collected by District staff at 2:00 PM and will be opened and read thereafter via Zoom webcast. The Scope of Work is described as follows: Furnishing all required labor, materials, transportation, equipment, incidentals, and services for construction of a new Park Maintenance Facility consisting of a 1,200sf enclosed workshop, break room (not incl cabinetry and sink re: Add Alt 02 below), restroom, and storage closet contiguous with a 1,300sf covered (unconditioned) storage area. In addition, there are three (3) Additive Alternate (Add Alt) Bid Items, as follows: Add Alt 01: East & West Courtyards totaling 1,960sf, including fencing on concrete stem walls, rolling gates, and compacted gravel surfaces. Add Alt 02: Break Room cabinetry with sink Add Alt 03: Vertical Shade and Security Fins at openings above wall on column line 03 between lines A.2 and C.2 to be detailed in a separate Addendum Work shall be done in accordance with official plans and specifications available for printing by online order at Contractor's expense from NorthBay Reprographics, 4314 Redwood Highway, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94903, https://northbayrepro.com , Tel: 415-491-1112, Email: prints@northbayrepro.com . Electronic copies of all documents, including the complete Bid Packet, are available for download from the Marinwood CSD's website at: https://www.marinwood.org/contracts-rfp Partial sets of Bid Documents are not available from the Owner or Architect. Contractors shall perform a mandatory site visit at the Contractor's convenience and submit the Verification of Site Visit form included in the Bid Packet with their bid. Site Visit form must be signed off by the District Manager or Project Architect. Award of contract, if awarded, will be to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid whose proposal complies with prescribed requirements, and will be within sixty (60) days after receipt of proposals. The Marinwood Community Services District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and the right to waive any irregularities. The provisions of Public Contract Code 22300, regarding substitution of securities for monies withheld to ensure performance shall apply to this contract. All Bidders shall be licensed under the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California to do the type of work contemplated in the project and shall be skilled and regularly engaged in the general class or type of work called for under the Contract Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1 and subject to exceptions set forth by that section, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5, and no bid shall be accepted nor contract or subcontract be entered into without proof of the contractor's or subcontractor's current registration to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. Any work performed on the project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Contractor is required to submit all certified payroll records directly to the Department of Industrial Relations in electronic format. Any bidder or contractor not properly licensed with the State of California shall be subject to all legal penalties imposed by law, including, but not limited to, any appropriate disciplinary action by the Contractors' State License Board. Failure of the bidder to obtain proper and adequate licensing for an award of the contract shall constitute a failure to execute the contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the security of the bidder. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. The successful bidder shall furnish a payment bond and a performance bond. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates for Marin County where the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this project, available at the Department of Public Works, and are also available at the State of California Division of Labor Statistics and research web site at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/pwd/northern.html April 15, 2021

Public objection to SECRET BUDGET of the Marinwood Maintenance Project. The CSD ILLEGAL AND UNETHICAL PRACTICES CONTINUE.

Marinwood CSD 4/13/21

Agents of power using surveillance tech to crush Freedom.

Marinwood Maintenance Facility Bid Package 3/30/21

Marinwood CSD Meeting Packet 4/13/21