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Award Construction Contract to CEM Construction September 21, 2021 Page 3 requested bidding documents, and 11 bids were received. There were no bids received from any Santa Ana contractors. As legally required, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register newspaper on June 23 and June 28, of 2021. The project was also advertised in PlanetBids from June 23, 2021, through July 21, 2021. Bids were received electronically via PlanetBids on July 21, 2021. Bid Results Summary RANK BIDDER’S NAMELOCATIONBASE BID 1CEM ConstructionMontebello$2,776,406.00 2PUB Construction, Inc.Diamond Bar$2,940,621.02 3Environmental Construction, Inc.Woodland Hills$3,063,709.92 4Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.Covina$3,336,000.00 5PCN3, Inc.Los Alamitos$3,345,710.60 6C.S. Legacy Construction Inc.Chino$3,413,308.28 EBS General Engineering Inc.Corona 7$3,527,360.00 Temecula 8MVS Enterprises Inc.$3,582,346.00 9Access Pacific Inc.Pasadena$3,937,285.14 San Diego 10RAL Investment Corporation$4,040,299.10 11Kazoni ConstructionCosta Mesa$4,636,725.00 Of the 11 bids received, all were deemed responsive. CEM Construction submitted the lowest responsive base bid in the amount of $2,776,406 (Exhibit 2). As specified in the bid documents, the lowest bid shall be determined on the basis of the Base Bid. Based on the bid analysis and a contractor’s reference check, staff recommends awarding the construction contract to CEM Construction, in the amount of the base bid totaling $2,776,406 (Exhibit 3). A Bid Protest was submitted to the City by the third lowest bidder, Environmental Construction, Inc., who challenged the responsiveness of the apparent low bidder. Ultimately, Public Works staff found the minor irregularities in the CEM Construction bid to be immaterial. Staff recommends waiving the protest and awarding the contract to CEM Construction.