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Award Construction Contract to Excel Paving Co.
<br />March 7, 2023
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<br />As legally required, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register
<br />newspaper on October 10, October 17, October 24, and October 30 of 2022. The
<br />project was also advertised in PlanetBids from October 10, 2022 through November 7,
<br />2022. Bids were received electronically via PlanetBids on November 7, 2022.
<br />Bid Results Summary
<br />RANK
<br />BIDDER'S NAME
<br />LOCATION
<br />BASE BID
<br />1
<br />Excel Paving Co
<br />Long Beach, CA
<br />$1,798,800.00
<br />2
<br />Klassic Engineering &
<br />Orange, CA
<br />$1,876,000.00
<br />Construction, Inc.
<br />3
<br />Hardy & Harper, Inc.
<br />Lake Forest, CA
<br />$1,970,000.00
<br />4
<br />Onyx Paving Company, Inc.
<br />Anaheim, CA
<br />$1,972,000.00
<br />5
<br />HZS Engineering and
<br />Santa Ana, CA
<br />$2,584,050.00
<br />Construction
<br />A total of five bids were received, and all were deemed responsive. Excel Paving Co.,
<br />Inc. submitted the lowest responsive base bid in the amount of $1,798,800.00 (Exhibit
<br />2). As specified in the bid documents, the lowest bid shall be determined on the basis of
<br />the Base Bid. Based on the bid analysis and a contractor's reference check, staff
<br />recommends awarding the construction contract to Excel Paving Co., in the amount of
<br />the base bid totaling $1,798,800.00 (Exhibit 3).
<br />Excel Paving Co. has successfully completed various projects for the City of Santa Ana
<br />throughout the last several years. The most recent projects are Miscellaneous Storm
<br />Drain Repairs, Bush Street Bike Improvements, and Traffic Signal and Bulb -outs at
<br />Bishop -Pacific -Shelton Bicycle Boulevards.
<br />Project Delivery
<br />To deliver a complete project, in addition to the construction contract, the estimated total
<br />project delivery cost includes construction administration, inspection, and testing, along
<br />with an allowance for contingencies to account for unexpected or unforeseen
<br />conditions. Construction administration and inspection includes construction
<br />management; inspection of the Contractor's work to ensure contract compliance,
<br />workmanship, and quality; and materials testing. As indicated in the Cost Analysis
<br />(Exhibit 4) and as summarized in the table below, the estimated total construction
<br />delivery cost of the project is $1,798,800.00.
<br />Project Item
<br />Total
<br />Construction Contract
<br />$1,798,800.00
<br />Construction Administration, Inspection, Testing
<br />$270,000.00
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