Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: februarY 17, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: stephen bise, p.e., public works director PREPARED BY: DAVID GRANTHAM, P.E., CITY ENGINEER
tODD le, p.e., principal civil engineer-water
VITTORIO LARUSSA, ASSISTANT ENGINEER
SUBJECT: $1,615,495 contract with dominguez general engineering, inc FOR Yucca AREA WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT
SUMMARY
Award $1,615,495 construction contract to Dominguez General Engineering, Inc. for the Yucca Area Water Main Replacement Project.
PROPOSED MOTION
Approve Yucca Area Water Main Replacement Project 53057 plans and specifications.
Approve $1,869,000 Water Fund (Fund 44) budget transfer and appropriation from Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project 53250 Water Main System Replacement to CIP Project 53057 Yucca Area Water Main Replacement within the Water Fund (Fund 44).
Award $1,615,495 construction contract for Yucca Area Water Main Replacement Project to Dominguez General Engineering, Inc. and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer the contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Authorize Public Works Director, or designee, to approve change orders for construction and professional engineering support services within the approved project budget.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Reject all bids
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
None.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget has funding for the project provided from Water Funds. Staff recommends a $1,869,000 Water Funds budget transfer and appropriation from Project 53250 Water Main System Replacement to Project 53057 Yucca Area Water Main Replacement within the Water Fund (Fund 44).
Staff attached a Budget Data Sheet / Summary of Bids and the Contractor Bid Schedule are for reference (Attachments 1 and 2).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This project is the third and final programmed water main replacement project in the residential neighborhood generally located southwest of Laguna Road. The project would replace 1.05 miles of pipe on Yucca Avenue, Domingo Rodd, Jose Way, Terraza Place and Laguna Road as shown on Attachment 3. Staff recommends replacing these pipes due to age and history of breaks.
This project would help the City meet the 2019 Water Rate Study water main replacement goals. However, recent construction cost escalation necessitates reprioritizing and deferring other planned water capital improvement projects to meet these goals.
The City received nine bids on January 28, 2026. Dominguez General Engineering, Inc. of Pomona submitted the lowest responsible base bid totaling $1,615,495. The low bid is approximately 30% lower than the $2,311,400 engineers estimate. Staff reviewed the bid and found it acceptable.
Construction would tentatively start March 2026 with anticipated project completion in July 2026. Staff would notify affected residents and businesses about upcoming project construction and potential impacts.
This project does not include street rehabilitation. Staff would look to program street rehabilitation within the entire residential neighborhood, generally located southwest of Laguna Road sometime following project completion.
Staff prepared an environmental assessment in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and determined that the project is categorically exempt.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Budget Data / Summary of Bids
Attachment 2 – Bid Schedule
Attachment 3 – Project Location Map
Attachment 4 – Draft Agreement
cc: Interim City Manager Eddie Manfro
Yucca Area Water Main Replacement Project
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