HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/5/2023 Item 5e, Cross
Brett Cross <
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Subject:Item 5 E SUBJECT: AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE CHENG PARK
REVITALIZATION PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NUMBER 91385-10
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Dear Council Members,
You need to reconsider the scope of this project given that the cost had more than doubled from the original estimate of
$300,000 an is now $646,778.
To be bluntly honest this is akin to Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency
exchange FTX kind of spending. But on the scale of a city such as ours.
You need to stay within the original budget and prioritize what parts of the revitalization is most important.
And as much as it pains me to say this, I'm deeply disappointed with staff.. There's a lot of discussion about the
bidding process and how the "informal" process worked and what companies were contacted but that 1 bid that
was received should have been rejected. Regardless of the procedure set forth in the City's Municipal Code.
The project is too expensive for what the community is getting. You folks need to learn to live within what was
budgeted for projects unless they are vital to the community or provide some extraordinary benefits. That's both
quantifiable and quantitatively objective.
The bid page is eye-popping. You folks need to re-examine all of it.
Sincerely,
Brett Cross
1217 Mariners Cove
San Luis Obispo, CA.
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