RESOLUTION NO. 2025-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION WITH
GATEWAY PACIFIC CONTRACTORS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, AUTHORIZING TASK ORDER #3 UNDER A MASTER SERVICE
AGREEMENT WITH DUDEK CONSULTING FOR DESIGN SUPPORT DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND AUTHORIZING TASK ORDER #4 UNDER A MASTER SERVICE
AGREEMENT WITH MNS ENGINEERS FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND
INSPECTION SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City will expand the municipal wastewater system by constructing an Industrial Wastewater System with an initial capacity of 1.0 million gallons/day; and WHEREAS, a CEQA-Plus EIR for the Industrial Wastewater System was completed 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 actions contemplated in this resolution; and
WHEREAS, funding for construction of the Industrial Wastewater System will come from a State Revolving Fund loan from the State Water Resources Control Board which will be repaid with City Sewer Rates and Sewer Impact funds; and
WHEREAS, the City issued the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility (“Project”) for public bid on January 15, 2025 and six bids were submitted at the February 26, 2025 bid opening; and
WHEREAS, after the bid opening, staff estimated there was a funding gap of $6M to complete the project. And on March 18, 2025, City staff submitted a $6M loan amendment request to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to supplement the City’s $29M State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan to cover the increased costs of the project; and WHEREAS, at the May 19, 2025 City Council meeting, Gateway Pacific Contractors as the low bidder was awarded the construction contract for the Project; and WHEREAS, the City’s requested $6M SRF Loan Amendment was approved by SWRCB staff on May 30, 2025 and SWRCB staff advised staff to issue the Notice to Proceed with Construction to Gateway Pacific Contractors in parallel with SWRCB staff preparing the SFR Amendment agreement; and
WHEREAS, in addition to issuing the Notice to Proceed with Construction to Gateway Pacific Contractors for the Project, Staff recommends the City Council authorize the following Task Orders to support the construction of the Project; • Authorize Task Order #3 under a Master Service Agreement with Dudek Consulting for Design Support during construction in the amount of $1,342,037 including a contingency budget of $175,049 per their February 28, 2025 proposal.
• Authorize Task Order #4 under a Master Service Agreement with MNS Engineers for Construction Management and Inspection in the amount of $2,485,223 including a contingency budget of $173,387 per their February 25, 2025 proposal.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gonzales hereby authorizes the City Manager to:
• Issue a Notice to Proceed with Construction to Gateway Pacific Contractors for the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility.
• Execute Task Order #3 under a Master Service Agreement with Dudek Consulting for Design Support during construction in the amount of $1,342,037 including a contingency budget of $175,049 per their February 28, 2025 letter proposal. • Execute Task Order #4 under a Master Service Agreement with MNS Engineers for Construction Management and Inspection in the amount of $2,485,223 including a contingency budget of $173,387 per their February 25, 2025 letter proposal.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gonzales duly held on the 16th day of June 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