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Contract Award for the First Street Bridge
<br />Replacement Over the Santa Ana River
<br />March 21, 2011
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<br />The Notice Inviting Bids was advertised on February 18 and 19, 2011, and bids were opened on
<br />March 17, 2011. A summary of the bid invitations mailed, the bids received, and the bid results
<br />follows:
<br />Santa Ana contractors receiving notices: 47
<br />Contractors requesting bidding documents: 64
<br />Bids received: 10
<br />Bids received from Santa Ana contractors: 1
<br />The bids received are as follows:
<br />NAME OF RESPONSIVE BIDDER CITY BID AMOUNT
<br />1. Powell Constructors, Inc. Fontana $6,010,329.00
<br />2. C.C. Myers, Inc. Rancho Cordova $6,256,823.30
<br />3. Riverside Construction Company, Inc. Riverside $6,353,994.50
<br />4. Griffith Company Brea $6,503,674.94
<br />5. Ortiz Enterprises Inc. Irvine $6,587,060.40
<br />6. MCM Construction, Inc. North Highlands $6,598,994.05
<br />7. Steve P. Rados, Inc. Santa Ana $6,918,010.90
<br />8. SEMA Construction, Inc. Lake Forest $7,171,938.86
<br />9. FTR International, Inc. Irvine $7,522,176.00
<br />10. Reyes Construction, Inc. Pomona $7,646,199.40
<br />While the City made outreach efforts to Santa Ana contractors regarding the Notice Inviting Bids,
<br />only one Santa Ana contractor submitted a bid as a prime contractor. Also, Hardy and Harper, a
<br />Santa Ana-based contractor is a sub to the low bidder. The other 45 Santa Ana contractors did
<br />not submit a bid either because they are not capable of performing this type of work, unable to
<br />obtain insurance because the project is too large, or they work as a subcontractor to certain prime
<br />contractors.
<br />A total of 10 bids were received and all were responsive. The lowest bid was submitted by Powell
<br />Constructors, Inc. for $6,010,329, which is below the Engineer's estimate of $10,400,000. The
<br />downturn of the economy and the competitive market contributes to the low bids received.
<br />The project is partially funded with Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation funds and
<br />Measure M funds. The project must be awarded by March 31, 2011 as required by Orange County
<br />Transportation Authority. According to the bidding documents, bidders may protest the bidding
<br />results within five business day following bid opening and are entitled to an administrative hearing
<br />to be conducted by the Executive Director of Public Works. Therefore, this award is valid only if
<br />the City does not receive any legitimate bid protests.
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