ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 5, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Bids TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Daniel R. Maldonado, Assistant Water Director
DATE: July 24, 2026
SUBJECT: Accept bid and approve contract with Unified Field Services Corporation ($676,857) for the L-208 TCP Removal Project (Ward 4)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend acceptance of the low bid and approval of agreement.
BACKGROUND:
For several years the City’s municipal water well L-208 has been offline due to the identification of 1,2,3 Trichloropropane (TCP) contaminants. The Water Department’s L -208 TCP Removal project will remove the TCP contaminants and bring this well back online to service the City’s municipal water supply.
The Engineer’s Estimate for this construction contract was $723,313. On June 9th, 2026, five (5) bids were received. The acceptable bids were as follows:
Unified Field Services Corp.
6906 Downing Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93308
in the amount of $676,857.00
SW Construction
5303 Woodmere Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93313
in the amount of
$948,766.73
W.M. Lyles Co.
525 W. Alluvial Avenue
Fresno, CA 93711
in the amount of $1,148,000.00
West Valley Construction Company, Inc.
603 Campbell Technology Parkway
Campbell, CA 95008
in the amount of $1,149,500.00
Mehta Mechanical Co. Inc. DBA MMC Inc.
5901 Fresca Dr
La Palma, CA 90623
in the amount of $1,754,000.00
City staff recommend award of the contract to Unified Field Services Corp. for a compensation amount of $676,857.00 based on their proposal being the most favorable to the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Water Resources Capital Improvement Budget within the Domestic Water Fund, therefore, no General Fund dollars will be expended for this project.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Agreement