Item 12 - Well No. 29 Improvements Project

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Award Construction Contract to Environmental Construction, Inc. September 20, 2022 Page 2 10 reservoirs with a storage capacity of 49 million gallons, four pressure -regulating stations, and seven connection points to the Metropolitan Water District. The system has an average daily demand of 30 million gallons from its roughly 45,000 service connections. Due to the age of the existing Well 29 infrastructure and equipment, the well's capacity to produce water has been significantly reduced. The proposed rehabilitation project will ensure that the City of Santa Ana continues to provide safe drinking water and to meet the demands of the Santa Ana community. The Well No. 29 Improvements Project includes the demolition of existing assets and installation of a new pump, motor, and piping at the Well 29 site. Additionally, the project will construct new well discharge pipelines, a new 42' x 26' masonry building to house the well motor, pump, instrumentation, electrical equipment, lighting, and ventilation. The project will also improve the surrounding area through the construction of a masonry perimeter wall to secure the site, installation of a new electronic sign to inform residents of City programs and events, and rehabilitation of the existing adjacent City tennis courts. Public Outreach and Contractor Participation To provide an opportunity for local vendors to submit bids, the City notified a total of 250 regional vendors via PlanetBids, many of which are Santa Ana based. Two vendors requested bidding documents, and a total of two bids were received. Bids were not received from any Santa Ana contractors. As legally required, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register newspaper on February 4 and February 5, of 2022. The project was also advertised in PlanetBids from January 29, 2022 through April 19, 2022. Bids were received electronically via PlanetBids on April 19, 2022. Bid Results Summ RANK BIDDER'S NAME LOCATION BASE BID 1 Environmental Construction Inc. Woodland Hills $6,765,290 2 Innovative Construction Solutions Costa Mesa $7,270,424 A total of two bids were received, and both were deemed responsive. Environmental Construction Inc. submitted the lowest responsive base bid in the amount of $6,765,290 (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 Environmental Construction Inc. in the amount of the base bid totaling $6,765,290 (Exhibit 3). Environmental Construction has not performed work in the City of Santa Ana in the last five years.