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Award Construction Contract to CEM Construction <br />September 21, 2021 <br />Page 3 <br />2 <br />0 <br />9 <br />7 <br />requested bidding documents, and 11 bids were received. There were no bids received <br />from any Santa Ana contractors. <br />As legally required, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register <br />newspaper on June 23 and June 28, of 2021. The project was also advertised in <br />PlanetBids from June 23, 2021, through July 21, 2021. Bids were received electronically <br />via PlanetBids on July 21, 2021. <br />Bid Results Summary <br />RANK BIDDER’S NAME LOCATION BASE BID <br />1 CEM Construction Montebello $2,776,406.00 <br />2 PUB Construction, Inc.Diamond Bar $2,940,621.02 <br />3 Environmental Construction, Inc.Woodland Hills $3,063,709.92 <br />4 Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.Covina $3,336,000.00 <br />5 PCN3, Inc.Los Alamitos $3,345,710.60 <br />6 C.S. Legacy Construction Inc.Chino $3,413,308.28 <br />7 EBS General Engineering Inc.Corona $3,527,360.00 <br />8 MVS Enterprises Inc.Temecula $3,582,346.00 <br />9 Access Pacific Inc.Pasadena $3,937,285.14 <br />10 RAL Investment Corporation San Diego $4,040,299.10 <br />11 Kazoni Construction Costa Mesa $4,636,725.00 <br />Of the 11 bids received, all were deemed responsive. CEM Construction submitted the <br />lowest responsive base bid in the amount of $2,776,406 (Exhibit 2). As specified in the <br />bid documents, the lowest bid shall be determined on the basis of the Base Bid. Based <br />on the bid analysis and a contractor’s reference check, staff recommends awarding the <br />construction contract to CEM Construction, in the amount of the base bid totaling <br />$2,776,406 (Exhibit 3). <br />A Bid Protest was submitted to the City by the third lowest bidder, Environmental <br />Construction, Inc., who challenged the responsiveness of the apparent low bidder. <br />Ultimately, Public Works staff found the minor irregularities in the CEM Construction bid <br />to be immaterial. Staff recommends waiving the protest and awarding the contract to <br />CEM Construction.