23A - CA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING FOR BIKE TRAIL AND SADDLEBACK PARK

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Award Contract to California Professional Engineering, Inc., for Pacific Electric Bike Trail and Saddleback View Park Security Lighting Projects December 17, 2019 Page 2 infrastructure development. The CDBG Program was created through the Housing and Development Act which was adopted in 1974, and returns income tax funds to cities and counties to develop viable urban communities, primarily for the benefit of low and moderate income people. Funds for this project were allocated by the City Council on June 4, 2019 upon approval of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 CDBG Program. 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 September 27, 2019 and October 2, 2019. Bids were received electronically via the City's web -based electronic bidding system, PlanetBids, on October 15, 2019. Through the PlanetBids online portal, vendors may register to receive notifications on all current and future City projects, as well as download contract documents, receive project updates, and submit bids electronically. A total of 561 vendors, including 29 located in the City of Santa Ana, were notified of the project via PlanetBids. Bid documents were requested from 34 vendors and bids were received from 9 contractors. No bids were received from Santa Ana contractors. Bid Results Summary RANK BIDDER'S NAME LOCATION BASE BID 1 California Professional Engineering, Inc. La Puente $421,043 2 GDM Inc. Chino $481,420 3 Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. Chino $526,130 4 Select Electric, Inc. Vista $529,777 5 YAKAR Covina $549,000 6 Fortte Construction, Inc. Buena Park $553,605 7 Aid Builders Inc. Los Alamitos $560,000 8 International Line Builder's, Inc. Corona $575,229 9 Alfaro Communications Construction, Inc. Compton $681,000 All nine bids were responsive. California Professional Engineering, Inc., submitted the lowest responsive bid, in the amount of $421,043 (Exhibit 2). Based on the bid analysis and a contractor's reference check, staff recommends awarding the construction contract (Exhibit 3) to California Professional Engineering, Inc. in the amount bid. Project Delivery To deliver a complete project, in addition to the construction contract, the estimated total cost to deliver the project also includes construction administration, inspection, and testing, along with an allowance for contingencies to account for unexpected or unforeseen conditions. Construction administration and inspection includes construction management; implementation of the City's Community Workforce Agreement requirements; inspection of the Contractor's work to ensure contract compliance, workmanship, and quality; and material testing. As indicated in the Cost 23A-2