ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 24, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Bids TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: May 7, 2026
SUBJECT: Pavement Rehabilitation 2025-2026 SB1: Hageman Road from Old Farm Road to Calloway Drive; Coffee Road to Knudsen Drive
1. Accept bid and approve contract with Griffith Company ($7,532,735.00) for said project;
2. Appropriate $4,400,000 from the Senate Bill 1 (SB-1) fund balance into the Public Works Department’s Capital Improvements Program within the SB-1 fund for said project;
3. Authorize staff to approve, as necessary, up to $375,000 in City-controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered during construction of project. (Ward 4)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends acceptance of low bid, approval of contract, approval of appropriation, and approval of City-controlled contingency.
BACKGROUND:
The work performed consists, in general, of pavement rehabilitation along Hageman Road from Old Farm Road to Calloway Drive; and Coffee Road to Knudsen Drive. Work shall include pavement reconstruction of the existing roadway. O ther items include roadway excavation and cold plane of the existing asphalt concrete, construction of new pavement using Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) and Rubberized Hot Mix Asphalt (RHMA), installation of thermoplastic and green methyl methacrylate striping and markings, bike lanes, access ramps to meet current ADA standards, adjustment of manholes, monument encasements, and modification of existing median noses.
This project was reviewed and designed at the highest level of consistency with the City’s Complete Streets Policy.
Item No. 1. The Engineer’s Estimate for this project was $7,570,000.00. The project is entirely funded through Senate Bill 1 (SB-1).
On June 4, 2026, the City received five (5) bids for this project. All five bids were deemed acceptable.
Those acceptable bids are as follows:
Griffith Company
1128 Carrier Parkway Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
in the amount of
$7,532,735.00
Cen-Cal Construction
31207 Denbeste Court
Shafter, CA 93263
in the amount of
$7,654,320.40
Bowman Asphalt Inc.
3333 Gibson Street
Bakersfield, CA 93308
in the amount of
$8,535,301.00
Granite Construction Company
3005 James Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308
in the amount of
$8,804,974.00
C. A. Rasmussen, Inc.
28548 Livingston Avenue
Valencia, CA 91355
in the amount of
$9,988,109.20
Staff recommends acceptance of the bids and approval of the construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Griffith Company.
Item No. 2. This appropriation is necessary to fully fund the project. Currently, there isn’t sufficient funds available to award the contract; therefore, an additional appropriation is necessary in order to fully fund the project which would cover the contract award amount and other items such as construction engineering and inspection costs, and city-controlled contingencies. The appropriation would come from the Senate Bill 1 (SB-1) fund balance.
Item No. 3. Bakersfield Municipal Code section 3.20.105(E) authorize s Public Works Contract Amendments to be executed via Change Order, provided that Change Orders which exceed $25,000 must be approved by the City Council. Staff is requesting pre -approval of up to $ 375,000 for City-controlled contingency for unforeseen conditions encountered during construction of this project, to be executed via authorized 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 $3,909,000 budgeted funds available in Project Number 26PWDE06. An additional appropriation in the amount of $4,400,000 is necessary to fully fund the project, which would cover the contract award amount, construction engineering and inspections costs, and city controlled contingency amount. The funding for this project is available from the Senate Bill 1 (SB-1) funds; therefore, there is no General Fund impact associated with this contract award.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Agreement