ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: January 21, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Bids TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: December 3, 2025
SUBJECT: Street Improvements 2023-2024: Intersection of Stine Road and McKee Road
1. Accept bid and approve contract with Griffith Company ($597,975.00) for the above referenced project.
2. Authorizes staff to approve, as necessary, up to $100,000 in City-controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered during construction of project. (Ward 7)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend acceptance of low bid, approval of contract, and approval of City-controlled contingency.
BACKGROUND:
The work to be performed consists, in general, of street improvements at the intersection of Stine Road and McKee Road. Work shall include earthwork of roadway excavation and berm removal, clearing and removing d ebris from the project area; modifications to traffic signal equipment, relocating existing roadside signs, adjusting manholes; construction of a full pavement section which shall consists of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) over Class II Aggregate Base; installation of HMA dike, pavement striping and markings, roadside signs, vehicle loop detectors, conduit, and traffic rated pull boxes.
This project was reviewed and designed at the highest level of consistency with the City’s Complete Streets Policy.
Item No. 1 This project is funded by Transportation Development Funds (TDF). The Engineer’s Estimate for this project was $823,000.00.
On December 2, 2025, the City received four (4) bids for this project. All four bids were deemed acceptable. Those acceptable bids are as follows:
Griffith Company in the amount of $597,975.00
1128 Carrier Parkway Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Westrock General Engineering in the amount of $674,999.00 7005 Downing Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Nagle Earthworks in the amount of $714,567.79
831 Espee Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Bowman Asphalt Inc. in the amount of $793,775.00
3333 Gibson Street
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Staff recommends acceptance of the bids and approval of the construction contract to the low est responsive and responsible bidder, Griffith Company.
Item No. 2 Bakersfield Municipal Code section 3.20.105E authorizes Public Works Contract Amendments to be executed via Change Order, provided that Change Order which exceed $25,000 must be approve d by the City Council. Staff is requesting pre-approval of up to $100,000 for City-controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered during construction of this project, to be executed via Change Order(s). Any costs which exceed the City Council approved contingency, cumulative or otherwise, would require action and approval from the City Council. This City-controlled contingency will save staff time by not having to prepare multiple Council reports for individual routine change orders throughout the project, should they arise. All remaining contingency funds not used will be returned to the fund balance at the end of the project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project is fully funded through Transportation Development Fund s (TDF); therefore, there is no General Fund impact associated with the award of this project. There are sufficient funds for the award of this contract, contingencies, and construction engineering staff time.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Agreement