RESOLUTION NO. 2025-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
AWARDING A CONTRACT TO GATEWAY PACIFIC CONTRACTORS TO
CONSTRUCT THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,584,000 INCLUDING A CONTINGENCY BUDGET OF $1,646,000 WHEREAS, the City will expand the City’s wastewater system by constructing Phase 1 of the Industrial Wastewater System (IW System) with an initial capacity of 1.0 million gallons/day; and
WHEREAS, a CEQA-Plus EIR for the IW System was adopted in October 2021 and construction documents (plans, technical specifications, and cost estimate) were completed in September 2022, and as such, no further CEQA analysis is needed for the authorization contemplated in this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the IW System will be delivered though two construction contracts (the IW Pipeline contract and the IW Treatment Facility contract); and WHEREAS, The project was issued for public bid on January 15, 2025 and staff opened six bids on February 26, 2025 from the following contractors:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
1 Gateway Pacific Contractors (low bidder) $21,938,000
2 Specialty Construction $22,219,663
3 Clark Brothers $22,447,500
4 Sierra Construction and Excavation $22,813,420
5 Mountain Cascade $24,640,726
6 Anderson Pacific $27,968,100
WHEREAS, City staff and the MNS Engineers Construction Manager reviewed the bids and determined that the lowest responsive and responsible bid was submitted by Gateway Pacific Contractors.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gonzales approves a contract with Gateway Pacific Contractors to construct the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility, a copy of which is attached hereto in part as Exhibit A and by this reference is incorporated herein, and authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute said Agreement in the amount of $23,584,000 including a contingency budget of $1,646,000.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 19th day of May 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk