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Award Contract to Aramexx Construction Civic Center Bike Boulevard and Safe Routes to School Enhancements for Sepulveda Elementary School Projects September 3, 2019 Page 3 The recommended construction contract will also install traffic safety enhancements on city streets adjacent to Sepulveda Elementary School. The improvements include replacement of sidewalk, curb ramps, curb & gutter, driveway approach, and bulb -outs on Poplar Street at Occidental Street and St. Andrew Place to narrow the street. Both projects are funded by the Active Transportation Program: $3,063,000 for Civic Center Boulevard and $255,000 for Sepulveda Safe Routes to School. Construction funding was budgeted and approved for expenditure in the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget. In May 2019, staff received authorization from the granting agency to proceed with construction. Since the design was completed with community guidance, a joint meeting with Lacy, Logan, French Court, and French Park neighborhoods was held on June 11, 2019, to ensure continued support and to update the public on the project status. Public Outreach and Contractor Participation To provide an opportunity for local vendors to submit bids, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register newspaper on July 19 and 24, 2019. Bids were received electronically via the City's web -based electronic bidding system, PlanetBids, on August 7, 2019. Through the PlanetBids online portal, vendors may register to receive notifications on all current and future City projects, download contract documents, receive project updates, and submit bids electronically. A total of 337 vendors, including 10 located in the City of Santa Ana, were notified of the project via PlanetBids. 43 vendors requested bidding documents and 5 bids were received. No bid was received from a Santa Ana contractor. Bid Results Summary RANK BIDDER'S NAME LOCATION BASE BID 1 Aramexx Construction Claremont $2,856,418 2 EBS General Engineering Inc. Corona $3,056,211 3 Excel Paving Co. Long Beach $3,094,876 4 S&H Civilworks Riverside $3,080,320 5 R.J. Noble Company Orange $3,244,271 All 5 bids were responsive, and Aramexx Construction submitted the lowest responsive bid in the amount of $2,856,418 (Exhibit 2). Based on the bid analysis and a contractor's reference check, staff recommends awarding the construction contract to Aramexx Construction in the amount bid (Exhibit 3). 23A-3