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Minutes - , San Leandro City .Council Meeting - May 17, 1993 Page - 9 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) B. Resolution Adopting Prequalification Standards for Bidders on Public Works Projects (establishes objective standards to be utilized for pre- qualification of bidders on public works projects) . Council Member Kerr referred to the last line on page 129 of the Agenda for this item and said it sounds exclusionary. He said he would like to see it changed from "pre-qualified" to "qualified." Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said the purpose of the Resolution is to authorize, in certain circumstances, pre-qualification of bidders, meaning they have to meet certain requirements which are now set forth in the Municipal Code. He said it is intended that all bidders who can meet those requirements will be qualified to bid, but they must be pre-qualified in order to do so. He said it does exclude bidders who cannot meet the qualifications. He said, to avoid problems, the pre-qualification requirement will be advertised prior to advertising the job. Council Member Kerr said he would not want to see a list of contractors used over and over again with no one else getting the opportunity to bid on projects. Mr. Meyers pointed out that pre-qualification would take place individually for various jobs. Council Member Kerr noted that, on page 130, there was a reference which read "shall , " yet on page 131 it said "may. " Mr. Meyers said there is no distinction in terms of the Resolution. The standard simply defined the qualified bidders per the Municipal Code. He said both of them should read "shall . " Council Member Perry asked if there were any controls over subcontractors. Mr. Meyers said no, that responsibility was left to the prime contractor. Council Member Myers noted that this type of pre-qualification is very common. Council Member Kerr said he understands that, but he did not want to use the same list of contractors over and over again and exclude others. The following Resolution was then introduced: Resolution No. 93-96, Resolution Adopting Prequalification Standards for Bidders on Public Works Projects (establishes objective standards to be utilized for pre-qualification of bidders on public works projects) . (2166) Introduced by Council Member Corbett, who moved its adoption, seconded by Council Member Myers, and carried by the following called vote: AYES: Council Members Corbett, Faria, Kerr, Myers, Perry, Polvorosa; Mayor Karp ( 7 ) NOES: None ( 0 ) ABSENT: None ( 0 ) •