ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 22, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Bids TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: March 24, 2026
SUBJECT: Pavement Rehabilitation 2025 -2026 SB1: Stockdale Highway from Buena Vista Road to Old River Road.
1. Accept bid and approve contract with Cen-Cal Construction ($2,574,999) for said project.
2. Authorize staff to approve, as necessary, up to $150,000 in City-controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered during construction of project. (Ward 4 & 5)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends acceptance of low bid, approval of contract, and approv al of City -Controlled contingency.
BACKGROUND:
The work to be performed consists, in general, of pavement rehabilitation of Stockdale Highway from Buena Vista Road to Old River Road. Other items include roadway excavation of the existing asphalt concrete, construction of new pavement using Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt (R-HMA), installation of thermoplastics and green methacrylate striping and markings, bike lanes, adjustment of manhole covers, adjustment of monument encasements, and modifications of existing median noses.
This project was reviewed and designed at the highest level of consistency with the City’s Complete Street Policy
Item No. 1 . The Engineer’s Estimate for this project is $2,68 6,000.00. The project is entirely funded through the Gas Tax Fund (GTF).
On March 19, 2026, the City received five (5) bids for this project. All five bids were deemed acceptable.
Those acceptable bids are as follows:
Cen-Cal Construction
31207 Denbeste Ct in amount of $2,574,999.00 Shafter, CA 93263
Griffith Company
1128 Carrier Parkway Ave in amount of $2,750,735.00 Bakersfield, CA 93308
Calmex Engineering, Inc.
2750 S. Lilac Ave in amount of $2,761,844.60
Bloomington, CA 92316
Boman Asphalt, Inc.
3333 Gibson Street in amount of $2,990,755.00 Bakersfield, CA 93308
C. A. Rasmussen, Inc.
28548 Livingston Ave in amount of $3,122,183.95 Valencia, CA 91355
Staff recommend acceptance of the bids and approval of the construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Cen-Cal Construction.
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 approved by the City Council. Staff is requesting pre-approval of up to $150,000 for City-controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered duri ng 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:
There is $2,815,500 budgeted funds available in Project Number 26PWDE04, which is sufficient funding available for the contract award, construction engineering and inspection costs, as well as City controlled contingency amount. The funding for thi s project is available from the Gas Tax Fund; there is no impact the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Agreement