CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #C3
DATE: October 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Neema Ghanbari, M.S., P.E., Public Works Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD A
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO SEQUEL CONTRACTORS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,335,200, AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES TO ARDURRA GROUP, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $93,080 FOR THE SCAG STBG STREET REHABILITATION, PROJECT 121 (FEDERAL PROJECT NO.
STPL-5387-017)
SUMMARY
On February 3, 2024, the City’s Engineering Division applied for federal funding related to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program (CMAQ) and Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) through the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). The City requested $1.5 million from federal STBG funds with a required local City match of $204,342.
SCAG initially placed this funding request on its contingency list. However, following ongoing follow-ups and meetings with Metro, Caltrans, and the SCAG team, the City was informed by LA Metro on March 6, 2025, that immediate action was needed to pursue a new funding opportunity. This opportunity pertained to the 'Citywide Street Restriping, Speed Feedback, and Traffic Calming' project in Hawaiian Gardens, which had been submitted as part of the SCAG 2024 Nomination. As a result, the City is set to receive the full requested amount of $1.5 million.
On May 28, 2025, the City Council approved Willdan Engineering’s proposal in the amount of $100,160 for the provision of engineering design and federal grant administration services and approved the following street segments for this project:
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Item Street Beginning End
1. Norwalk Boulevard Carson Street 226th Street
2. Pioneer Boulevard 221st Street 226th Street
3. Juan Avenue Carson Street 214th Street
As is typical with federally funded projects, extensive documentation was required prior to fund authorization. Over the past four months, the City’s engineering team worked closely with the consultant to prepare and submit all necessary documentation, including the Preliminary Environmental Study (PES), Right of Way (ROW) Certification, and the Request for Authorization (RFA) packages to Caltrans, under a tight deadline set by both Metro and Caltrans.
On August 15, 2025, the City received the signed E-76 form from Caltrans, officially authorizing the City to proceed with the construction phase of the project.
The project’s scope of work includes cold milling existing Asphalt Concrete (AC); overlaying the full street width with Asphalt Rubber Hot Mix (ARHM); crack sealing; removing and replacing damaged curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and driveway approaches; installing new ADA compliant curb ramps; Refreshing and replacing traffic striping and markings and replacing vehicle detector loops. Also, in accordance with the adopted Bike Master Plan, the existing bike lanes on Norwalk Boulevard between Carson Street and 226th Street will be upgraded to include a 5-foot-wide bike lane with a 2-foot buffer separating the bike lane from the vehicle travel lane on both sides of the roadway to improve visibility and safety for bicyclists.
On October 2, 2025, the City Clerk received eight (8) sealed bids for the project which are as follows:
Sequel Contractors, Santa Fe Springs, CA $1,335,200.00
Copp Contracting, Inc., Buena Park, CA $1,366,291.70
Toro Enterprises, Inc., Oxnard, CA $1,443,534.25
Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA $1,444,000.00 Excel Paving Company, Long Beach, CA $1,448,464.05
Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, CA $1,515,000.00
All American Asphalt, Corona, CA $1,635,124.25
RJ Noble Company, Orange, CA $1,712,816.70
The lowest responsive bidder is Sequel Contractors of Santa Fe Springs, California, with a bid amount of $1,335,200.
Staff recommends that the City Council award the construction contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Sequel Contractors with a bid amount of $1,335,200, and the construction inspection and material testing services contract to Ardurra Group, Inc., in the amount of $93,080.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The project funding is $1,500,000 from federal STBG funds with a required local City match of $204,342, which will come from local Measure M funds and can be adjusted based on the total construction cost of the project.
The design phase cost was $100,160 and was covered by the Engineering Division Contract Account Services account. The fund breakdown is shown below:
Item Fund Budget
1. Federal STBG $1,500,000
2. Measure M/Local Match $204,342
Total $1,704,342
The estimated project expenses are as follows:
Item Budget
Construction $1,335,200
Construction Contingency (10%) $134,000
Design $100,160
Inspection & Material Testing $93,080
Labor Compliance $12,000
Estimated Project Cost $1,674,440
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENT(S)
A. Project Location Map