Item 13 - (Item 18) - Construction Contract with Vido Samarzich, Inc.

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Standard Avenue and McFadden Avenue Bikeways September 23, 2024 Page 3 4 5 4 2 and through creative engineering design, the project will be adding a total of 87 parking spaces along the corridors, 23 additional parking spaces on McFadden Avenue and 64 parking spaces on Standard Avenue. As a finished product, this project will include protected bike lanes along McFadden Avenue from Harbor Boulevard to Grand Avenue, and Standard Avenue from Warner Avenue to 2nd Street. It also implements the City’s first fully-protected intersection at Standard Avenue and McFadden Avenue with separate traffic signal bicycle phasing and signal head indications. Pedestrian safety improvements along the corridors include high-visibility crosswalks and curb extensions at various cross streets. This project will serve the community by providing easier and safer connectivity to Downtown Santa Ana, Santa Ana College, the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, and the Orange County Civic Center. The project corridors run through historically underserved neighborhoods and the improvements will directly benefit a population in need of healthier ways to get around their community without relying on an automobile. Additionally, this project will provide opportunities to engage in physical activity, promote a healthier lifestyle, provide a safe and low-stress pedestrian mobility option, decrease car trips and vehicle miles traveled, and improve air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Project completion requires the removal of asphalt, concrete, cold milling, concrete pad, curb and gutter, construction of concrete bike lanes, bus pads, and curb ramps, landscape and irrigation, traffic signal modification, signing, and striping. A contractor to complete this work was sought through a public bid. A copy of construction plans, contracts, specifications, and all related reference materials (such as The Greenbook) are available for public review at the City’s Public Works Agency, Central Files office located at City Hall. Public Outreach and Contractor Participation To provide an opportunity for local vendors to submit bids, the City notified a total of 2,388 regional vendors via PlanetBids, many of which are Santa Ana based. Furthermore, staff specifically reached out to Santa Ana vendors to encourage their participation in bids. A total of five bids were received. Zero bids were received from Santa Ana contractors. As legally required, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register newspaper on August 5, 2024 and August 12, 2024. The project was also advertised in PlanetBids from August 1, 2024 to August 15, 2024. Bids were received electronically via PlanetBids on August 15, 2024. A bid protest was filed by Nationwide Contracting Services, Inc. during the protest period against Vido Samarzich, Inc. Following a thorough review, the City found the