CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #C1
DATE: February 25, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Neema Ghanbari, M.S., P.E., Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,182,000 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ARTERIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 116 (CDBG PROJECT NO. 602798- 25)
SUMMARY
On May 8, 2024, the City Council approved the following streets for the FY 2024-25 Arterial Street Improvements, Project 116 (CDBG Project No. 602798-25), as follows:
Item Street Beginning End
1. Carson Street Pioneer Boulevard Norwalk Boulevard
2. Pioneer Boulevard Carson Street 221St Street
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, and installing Class II Bicycle Lanes on Carson Street, from Pioneer Boulevard to Norwalk Boulevard.
On January 14, 2026, the City Council approved plans and specifications and authorized the Public Works Director to advertise and seek public bids for the project.
Agenda Item #C1
February 25, 2026
On January 16, 2026, the Notice Inviting Bids was published in the Los Cerritos Newspaper, and the project plans and specifications became available on the City’s website.
On February 4, 2026, the City Clerk received seven (7) sealed bids for the project which are as follows:
Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA $1,182,000.00 RJ Noble Company, Orange, CA $1,189,381.50
Hardy & Harper, Inc., Lake Forest, CA $1,210,000.00
Sequel Contractors, Santa Fe Springs, CA $1,244,190.00
All American Asphalt, Corona, CA $1,244,299.00
Toro Enterprises, Inc., Oxnard, CA $1,269,879.00
Excel Paving Company, Long Beach, CA $1,338,895.00
The lowest responsive bidder is Onyx Paving Company, Inc., of Yorba Linda, California, with a bid amount of $1,182,000.
This Project includes HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and is subject to Section 3 requirements. The Section 3 Program includes bid preferences for a bidder who is a qualified “Section 3 Business Concern”.
The bid analysis concluded that Onyx Paving Company met the ‘‘Section 3 Business Concern’’ bidding requirements and preference and is confirmed as the lowest responsible bidder.
FISCAL IMPACT
The project was funded by multiple special use funding sources for a total amount of $1,459,719. Based on the estimated project cost, an additional funding of $95,691 will be required. This additional funding will use unallocated CDBG funds, which will become available when the prior year project is closed. The fund breakdown is shown below:
Item Fund Budget
1. CDBG $232,759
2. Measure M $540,000
3. Measure R $100,000
4. SB-1 $333,000
5. General Fund MOE/SB1 $224,819
6. STPL/Prop C $124,832
Total $1,555,410
Agenda Item #C1
February 25, 2026
The estimated project expenses are as follows:
Item Budget
Construction $1,182,000
Construction Contingency (11%) $130,000
Design $136,660
Inspection & Material Testing $88,000
Labor Compliance $18,750
Estimated Project Cost $1,555,410
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENT(S)
A. Project Location Map