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 Calmex Engineering, Inc. for Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Pixley Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation; Bid No. 24-25.14 (SP-4293).
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2. SUMMARY
Bids for the Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Pixley Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation Project were received and opened on March 6, 2025. Seven bidders responded to the notice inviting bids. The apparent low bidder is Calmex Engineering, Inc. of Bloomington, CA in the amount of $443,181.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Waive the minor bidding irregularity in the bid proposal received by Calmex Engineering, Inc.
2. Approve the contract with Calmex Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $487,499, representing an original bid amount of $443,181, plus a 10% contingency of $44,318, for Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Pixley Neighborhood Street Rehabilitation; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for this contract is $487,499 and will be funded through Community Development Block Grant (310):
310.9645.56582.30243 Pixley & Walnut St Rehab-Develop Grant
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve infrastructure, mobility, and technology
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Federal Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) provides grant funds to enable eligible localities to construct public improvements in low and moderate income areas within their jurisdiction. The proposed street improvements project was approved through the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Action Plan on May 28, 2024.
The scope of the project includes the rehabilitation of pavement on the following street segments:
1. Parker Street - Almond Avenue to Culver Avenue
2. Clark Street - Almond Avenue to Culver Avenue
3. Pixley Street - Palmyr...
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