TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Award of Contract to Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc. for Glassell Street & La Veta Avenue Water Quality Storm Drain Improvement Project; Bid No. 23-24.38 (D-182); and authorization for continued appropriation for the project.
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2. Summary
Bids for the Glassell Street & La Veta Avenue Water Quality Storm Drain Improvement Project were received and opened on July 3, 2024. The notice inviting bids had 11 responses. The apparent low bidder is Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc. of Baldwin Park, California in the amount of $522,345. The total project cost is approximately $615,000, which includes $574,580 in construction and contingency costs and $40,000 (8%) for construction engineering and inspection.
3. Recommended Action
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1. Approve the contract with Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc. in the total amount of $574,580, representing an original bid amount of $522,345, plus a 10% contingency of $52,235, for Glassell Street & La Veta Avenue Water Quality Storm Drain Improvement Project; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
2. Authorize continuing appropriation from Fiscal Year 2023-24 to Fiscal Year 2024-25 in the Glassell Street & La Veta Ave. Storm Drain Improvement Project through:
220.5011.56340.30246 Sanitation Fund $179,000
550.5011.56340.30246 Reimbursable Capital Projects Fund $436,000
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4. Fiscal Impact
The total project cost is approximately $615,000, which includes $40,000 for construction engineering and inspection, and $574,580 in construction and contingency costs. The expense for this project will be funded in the Glassell Street & La Veta Avenue Water Quality Storm Drain Improvement Project through:
220.5011.56340.30246 Sanitation Fund $179,000
550.5011.56340.30246 Reimbursable Capital Projects Fund $436,000
Total $615,000
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. Discussion and Background
The City Council previously approved advertisement of bids for Glassell Street & La Veta Avenue Water Quality Storm Drain Improvement Project on June 11, 2024. The primary funding source of this project is from the Environmental Cleanup Tier 1 Grant Program managed by the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA). Bid solicitation 23-24.38 was advertised on June 13, 2024, for a period of three weeks. Bids were opened on July 3, 2024, and 11 bids were received as follows:
1. Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc., Baldwin Park $522,345
2. L&S Construction, Inc., Orange $543,900
3. TE Roberts Inc., Irvine $573,366
4. Big Ben Engineering, Irvine $607,964
5. Wright Construction Engineering Corp., San Marcos $729,500
6. CEM Construction Corp., Montebello $731,700
7. Gentry General Engineering, Inc., Colton $808,700
8. PALP Inc., dba Excel Paving Company, Long Beach $838,850
9. HZS Engineering Inc., dba HZS Construction, Orange $877,000
10. Los Angeles Engineering, Inc., Covina $960,450
11. Beador Construction Company, Inc., Costa Mesa $3,462,700
The low bid is about 4% higher than the Engineer’s Estimate of $501,500. City staff checked the references and qualifications for Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc. and found them to be acceptable, with adequate years of experience in completing contracts of similar nature to this project. Therefore, city staff recommends that Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc. be awarded the contract in the amount of $574,580, representing an original bid amount of $522,345 plus a 10% contingency of $52,235 for Glassell Street & La Veta Avenue Water Quality Storm Drain Improvement Project.
This project will install a continuous deflection separator, 11 connector pipe screens, and two full trash capture baskets on various streets in the City. These devices will improve the City’s storm drain water quality by removing trash, debris, and sediments from the drainage area with the goal of protecting our water bodies from pollutant impact.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2024 and is expected to be completed by February 2025.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Contract with Mike Prlich and Sons, Inc.
• Location Map
• Bid Abstract