CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #C4
DATE: August 12, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Neema Ghanbari, MS, PE, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS BY ONYX PAVING COMPANY, INC., FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 ARTERIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 116 (CDBG PROJECT NO. 602798-25) AND
AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO FILE THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION
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 included 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.
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.
Agenda Item #C4
August 12, 2026
On February 4, 2026, the City Clerk received seven (7) sealed bids for the project. The lowest responsive bidder was Onyx Paving Company, Inc., of Yorba Linda, California, with a bid amount of $1,182,000.
On February 25, 2026, the City Council awarded the construction contract to the lowest responsive bidder, Onyx Paving Company in the amount of $1,182,000. An 11% construction contingency was set aside for a total construction budget of $1,312,000. The contractor was authorized to proceed with construction in mid-April 2026, and the project was completed in July 2026.
Five change orders were issued to Onyx Paving Company to accommodate additional work, including grind and overlay of the Carson Street and Pioneer Boulevard intersections, additional striping at Norwalk Boulevard and Carson Street intersections, and sidewalk concrete grinding along Carson Street.
The Project was completed on schedule and within budget with a final construction cost of $1,308,036.40.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Project was funded by multiple special use funding sources for a total amount of $1,555,410 as follows:
Item Fund Budget
1. CDBG $232,759
2. Measure M $540,000
3. Measure R $100,000
4. SB1 $333,000
5. General Fund MOE/SB1 $224,819
6. STPL/Prop C $124,832
Total $1,555,410
The final project cost was $1,536,558.88 and was completed under budget. The following table is a breakdown of the project’s costs and cost savings:
Project Description Budget Actual Costs Net Difference
Construction $1,182,000.00 $1,182,000.00 $0
Construction Contingency $130,000.00 $126,036.40 $3,963.60 Design $136,660.00 $136,660.00 $0
Inspection & Material Testing $88,000.00 $73,113.48 $14,886.52 Labor Compliance $18,750.00 $18,749.00 $1.00
Estimated Project Cost $1,555,410.00 $1,536,558.88 $18,851.12 Agenda Item #C4
August 12, 2026
Staff collaborated with the City of Lakewood Public Works Department for the improvements at the intersection of Pioneer Boulevard and Carson Street, a shared boundary between the Cities of Hawaiian Gardens and Lakewood. As part of this partnership, both cities entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) outlining the scope of the improvements. The City of Hawaiian Gardens will receive a $14,715 contribution from the City of Lakewood to cover the shared intersection improvement cost.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENT(S)
A. Project Location Map