Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: JULY 21, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: stephen bise, p.e., public works director PREPARED BY: DAVID GRANTHAM, P.E., CITY ENGINEER
JUAN ZAVALA, P.E., PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER
ARKILLES JOSHUA, ASSISTANT ENGINEER
SUBJECT: $622,000 contract with onyx paving company, Inc. FOR the CANDLEWOOD AREA STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT
SUMMARY
Award a $622,000 construction contract to Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for the Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project.
PROPOSED MOTION
Approve Project 44086 Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project plans and specifications.
Approve the following budget transfers and appropriations in Project 44086 Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project:
$720,000 SB1 Funds (Fund 29) budget transfer and appropriation from Project 44400 Street Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Repair Program to Project 44086 Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 74) $16,000 Sewer Enterprise Fund (Fund 47) budget transfer and appropriation from Project 51419 Annual Sewer Replacement Program to Project 44086 Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 47).
Award $622,000 construction contract for Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project to Onyx Paving Company, 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 construction support services within the approved project budget.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Reject all bids or other alternatives
Other options brought by City Council.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget has sufficient funding for the project provided from SB1 Funds and Sewer Enterprise Funds. Staff recommends the following budget transfers and appropriation:
$720,000 budget transfer and appropriation of SB1 Funds from Project 44400 Street Reconstruction, Rehabilitation to Project 44086 Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 74) $16,000 Sewer Enterprise Fund (Fund 47) budget transfer and appropriation from Project 51419 Annual Sewer Replacement Program to Project 44086 Candlewood Area Street Rehabilitation Project within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 47).
Staff attached a budget Data Sheet / Summary of Bids and the Contractor Bid Schedule for reference (Attachments 1 and 2).
DISCUSSION
This project rehabilitates 0.9 miles of deteriorated residential streets at a location with a water main replacement project recently completed. Work would include repairing deteriorated and damaged curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways and installing ADA access ramps. Street pavement rehabilitation would involve asphalt concrete pavement grind and overlay. Staff opted for this method based on multiple factors including the project pavement investigation, pavement conditions, traffic volume, existing pavement section, construction operations and available budget. The Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores, shown in Attachment 3, range from 29 to 59 (Very Poor / Poor condition) and would reset to 100 (Very Good condition) after completing improvements.
The City received 12 bids on July 2, 2026 with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. of Yorba Linda, California submitting the lowest responsible base bid totaling $622,000. The low bid submitted is approximately 29.03% lower than the $877,000 engineers estimate. Staff reviewed the bid and found it acceptable. The Contractor would execute the standard City CIP Agreement.
Construction would tentatively start August 2026 with anticipated project completion in October 2026. Staff would notify impacted residents and businesses of upcoming project construction and potential impacts.
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
cc: City Manager Eddie Manfro
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