The $3.9M project is funded by the State of California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) per a Cooperative Implementation Agreement (CIA).
The above project was previously approved by the Board of Supervisors, were filed with the Board, and bids were invited by the Public Works Director. On May 3, 2022 the Public Works Department received bids from the following contractors:
BIDDER, TOTAL AMOUNT, BOND AMOUNTS
W. R. Forde Associates, Inc.: $2,159,965.00; Payment: $2,159,965.00; Performance: $2,159,965.00 plans and specifications
The Public Works Director has reported that W. R. Forde documented an adequate good faith effort to comply with the requirements of the County’s Outreach Program and exceeded the Mandatory Subcontracting Minimum, and the Public Works Director recommends that the construction contract be awarded to W. R. Forde.
The Public Works Director recommends that the bid submitted by W. R. Forde is the lowest responsive and responsible bid.
The Board of Supervisors previously determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 2(c) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15302 of the CEQA Guidelines, and a Notice of Exemption was filed with the County Clerk on November 4, 2021.
The general prevailing rates of wages, which shall be the minimum rates paid on this project, have been filed with the Clerk of the Board, and copies will be made available to any party upon request.
Construction of the project would be delayed, and the project might not be built.