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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board take the following actions pertaining to the Pony Express Trail Slipout, Contract 2726, PW 18-31214, CIP 78718:
1) Approve an additional $200,802 of Road Fund/Discretionary funding for the Base Bid Schedule A FEMA match and Schedule B portion of the Project construction and delivery phase that is not eligible for FEMA funding;
2) Reject the bid submitted by the lowest bidder, Schreder and Brandt MFG, Inc., as being non-responsive for failing to meet the Contract Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal and failing to provide an adequate Good Faith Effort to meet the goal;
3) Award the Construction Contract to the second lowest bidder, Steelhead Constructors, Inc., for being the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder that provided all required forms, documentation, and exceeded the Contract Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal;
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Construction Contract, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
5) Authorize the Director of Transportation to sign an Escrow Agreement, if requested by the Contractor and in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, for the purpose of holding Contract retention funds. (Est. Time: 20 Min.)
FUNDING: Schedule A - Local and State discretionary funding initially (100%), with Department of Transportation staff working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Office of Emergency Services to obtain reimbursement. Schedule B - Road Fund / Discretionary funding (Local, State, and Federal)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Award and Sign Construction Contract with Lowest Responsive, Responsible Bidder:
On Thursday June 28, 2018, Community Development Services, Department of Transportation (Transportation) opened bids for the Pony Express Trail Slipout (Project), Capital Improvement Program (CIP 78718). Three bids were received ranging from $1,018,...
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