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Downtown Flood Reduction and Stormwater Infiltration Project
<br />March 21, 2023
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<br />5. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated construction delivery cost
<br />of $5,640,000, which includes $4,642,644 for the construction contract, $552,356
<br />for contract administration, inspection and testing, and a $445,000 project
<br />contingency for unanticipated or unforeseen work.
<br />DISCUSSION
<br />This Downtown Flood Reduction and Stormwater Infiltration Project features the
<br />upgrade of storm drain infrastructure along East 3rd Street, between Main Street and
<br />French Street, and the construction of a subsurface stormwater infiltration system
<br />underneath the City -owned parking lot at 3rd Street and Bush Street (Exhibit 1). The
<br />project also includes drought -tolerant landscaping, reconstruction of the City -owned
<br />parking lot, paving, and interpretive signage to promote stormwater management. This
<br />project will help reduce flooding Downtown, increase local water supplies, and improve
<br />water quality in the Newport Bay watershed.
<br />Public Outreach and Contractor Participation
<br />This project was originally advertised for bid on November 8, 2022, with bids due on
<br />December 6, 2022. To provide an opportunity for local vendors to submit bids, the City
<br />notified 1,494 regional vendors via PlanetBids, many of which are Santa Ana based. Six
<br />vendors requested bidding documents, and a total of six bids were received. Bids were
<br />not received from any Santa Ana contractors.
<br />As legally required, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register
<br />newspaper on November 14, 2022 and November 23, 2022. The project was also
<br />advertised in PlanetBids from November 8, 2022 through December 6, 2022. Bids were
<br />received electronically via PlanetBids on December 6, 2022.
<br />Bid Results Summary
<br />Rank
<br />Bidder's Name
<br />Location
<br />Base Bid
<br />1
<br />GMZ Engineering, Inc.
<br />Westlake Village, CA
<br />$4,458,844
<br />2
<br />Big Ben Inc.
<br />Irvine, CA
<br />$4,763,888
<br />3
<br />Boudreau Pipeline Corporation
<br />Corona, CA
<br />$5,039,548
<br />4
<br />Excel Paving Co
<br />Long Beach, CA
<br />$5,179,765
<br />5
<br />mmc, inc
<br />La Palma, CA
<br />$5,594,943
<br />6
<br />Access Pacific, Inc.
<br />Pasadena, CA
<br />$6,180,861.78
<br />A total of six bids were received, all of which were deemed responsive. GMZ
<br />Engineering, Inc. submitted the lowest responsive base bid in the amount of $4,642,644
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