Item 20 - Award a Construction Contract for the Warner Avenue Improvements

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Award a Construction Contract to Los Angeles Engineering, Inc. for the Construction of the Warner Avenue Improvements (Oak Street to Grand Avenue) Project April 21, 2026 Page 3 received by the City of Santa Ana in 2012. The construction scope of work includes street lighting, hardscaping, landscaping, irrigation, raised medians, sound walls, traffic signals, signing, striping, street pavement rehabilitation, and water and storm drain improvements. The Warner Avenue Protected Bike Lane Project has been identified in the City Council -approved Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan (SMSA), Active Transportation Program (ATP), and Central Santa Ana Complete Streets Plan (CSACS). The project includes Class IV protected bicycle and pedestrian improvements aimed at enhancing safety and mobility for all users. The City experiences significant flooding of roadways during intense rain events, which can have negative impacts on vehicle and pedestrian travel, business operations, and can cause property damage. The City's 2018 Storm Drain Master Plan recommended numerous storm drain system improvements citywide in order to facilitate storm flows and reduce flooding including improvements on Warner Avenue. This project features the upgrade of existing storm drain infrastructure along Warner Avenue, from Oak Street to Grand Avenue, which will connect to the newly constructed storm drain on Warner Avenue and Oak. The project also includes new drought tolerant landscaping, interpretive signage, and stormwater treatment devices. The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of the City's storm drain system in the Delhi Channel Watershed to better facilitate storm flows. Upon project completion, the City will offer remnant parcels for purchase and development in accordance with the requirements of the Surplus Land Act (SLA). Proceeds from these sales will be returned to OCTA in accordance with the grant funding agreements. Grant Funding The City received $14,019,325 in grants for the design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of the project from various agencies including Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA), California State Transportation Department (Caltrans), and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) (Federal/State/Regional). Measure M2 Competitive funds were received from OCTA in the amount of $11,997,205, Prop 68 Floodplain, Management, Protection, and Risk Awareness (FMPRA) funds were received from DWR in the amount of $1,000,000, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) were received from OCTA's Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program (BCIP) in the amount of $1,022,120. The grants require that this project be completed by June 30, 2029. The balance of the Project funding comprise of transportation and drainage development impact fees, gas tax revenues and water capital improvement funds.