Job orders under the job order contracts will only be issued when there is an approved project and funding. The contract value can range from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $3,000,000.
In order to be efficient in delivering projects, the County needs to employ a variety of project delivery methods. One such method is Public Contract Code Section 20128.5, which authorizes counties to award one or more individual annual contracts for repair, remodeling, or repetitive work to be done according to unit prices. Once an annual contract is awarded, individual projects are then done through written job orders performed by the job order contractor at the unit prices bid for the annual contract. Such job order contracting (JOC) is a project delivery tool that has been proven to reduce costs, save time, and increase productivity.
The JOC Program has been a valuable construction project delivery tool for the term of the JOC contracts. As the expiration date and maximum contract amounts have or are reached for the existing job order contracts, other projects are still eligible to be accomplished under the JOC program. On September 14, 2021, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Public Works Director, or designee, to solicit for job order contracts for repair, remodeling, and other repetitive work, and bring to the Board recommendations to award four contracts. Bids were invited by the Public Works Director and on October 14, 2021, the Public Works Director received 6 bids for the job order contracts. The scope for the work performed under the job order contracts will be determined by individual job orders using the Construction Task Catalog. The four lowest responsive bidders are being recommended for contract award. The contracts are being awarded based on the lowest Award Criteria Figure (ACF) that is calculated by each bidder using the award criteria figure formula percentages required by each job order using adjustment factors called out in the bidding documents. Bid documents for Job Order Contracts 017, 018, 019 and 020, including construction task catalog and construction specifications for typical work, were prepared for the Public Works Department by the County's job order contracting consultant, The Gordian Group, Inc. The general prevailing wage rates are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and will be the minimum rates paid on the projects covered by the annual Job Order Contracts. Bids for Job Order Contracts 017, 018, 019 and 020 were received and opened by the Public Works Department on October 14, 2021 and the bid results are as follows:
BIDDER |
AWARD CRITERIA |
Mark Scott Construction, Inc. |
1.1341 |
Aztec Consultants, Inc. |
1.1358 |
MIK Construction, Inc. |
1.1900 |
MVP Construction, LLC |
1.2075 |
Rodan Builders, Inc. |
1.2590 |
Staples Construction, Inc. |
1.4496 |
Staff has determined that the four lowest bids received from Mark Scott Construction, Inc., Aztec Consultants, Inc., MIK Construction, Inc., and MVP Construction, LLC, are responsive. The Public Works Director recommends the Board award the job order contracts for this project to Mark Scott Construction, Inc. (JOC 017), Aztec Consultants, Inc. (JOC 018), MIK Construction, Inc. (JOC 019) and MVP Construction, LLC (JOC 020), for job order contracts in amounts not less than $25,000 nor more than $3,000,000.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements will be determined and addressed on a project-by-project basis as projects occur. Each of the job order contractors will perform outreach required under the County's Outreach Program for the work to be performed under each job order in excess of $175,000.
If these JOC bid solicitations are not approved and authorized, the County will not have the resources to complete deferred maintenance projects as described in the Facilities Life-cycle Investment Program (FLIP) report and other County construction projects involving repair, remodeling, and other repetitive work.