CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Bid Award and Agreement with Bogh Engineering for Construction Services for the Paloma Wash Pedestrian
Bridge Project
MEETING DATE: March 5, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Michael To, Project Manager
REVIEWED BY: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Award bid and authorize the City Manager to execute a Contract Services Agreement with Bogh Engineering for construction services for the Paloma Wash Pedestrian Bridge Project, Capital Improvement Project No. (CIP) 20-13, in a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,710,323.74.
DISCUSSION
The Paloma Wash Pedestrian Bridge Project, CIP 20-13 (“Project”) proposes to construct a multi- use elevated path over the Paloma Wash Channel (“Channel”) adjacent to Central Park. The Project would provide the residential and Civic Center areas west of the channel, as well as pedestrians and bicyclists, with a direct connection to the commercial areas along Haun Road, east of the Channel. The Project would improve connectivity and mobility between Central Park, City Hall, adjacent residential and commercial centers by allowing visitors and residents to walk or bike across the Paloma Wash Channel to attend events at the future Central Park Amphitheater and City Hall. Once completed, the Project would encourage residents and visitors of all ages to participate in family, community, and pet-friendly gatherings while enjoying the open outdoor space.
The Project would include the installation of a prefabricated weathered steel truss bridge, concrete abutments, retaining walls, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps, and paved walkways. The Project would also incorporate lighting and unique architectural elements creating an exciting, dynamic, and aesthetically pleasing destination, day or night, for all users. The Project supports the City’s Strategic Plan goal to enhance accessibility by providing a safe, multi-modal connection to the desirable destinations located within Town Center and Countryside Marketplace.
City of Menifee Staff Report
CIP 20-13 Bid Award
March 5, 2025
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In September 2023, staff issued a formal bid for the manufacturing and delivery of a prefabricated bridge for the Project. On December 6, 2023, City Council approved the purchase of a prefabricated pedestrian bridge from Bridge Brothers, Inc. for the total amount not-to-exceed $812,746.43.
On February 6, 2025, an electronic bid opening was held following the administration of a formal competitive bid process for construction services for the Project. The bid opening resulted in the receipt of ten bid submissions, as summarized in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1 – BID RESULTS SUMMARY
Firm Name Total Base Bid Amount Lowest and
Responsible Bidder
Engineers Estimate $2,421,329.81
Bogh Engineering $ 2,710,323.74 X
RE Chaffee Construction Inc. $ 3,025,575.50
Sol Construction, Inc. $ 3,447,946.00
Marcon Engineering $ 3,767,177.40
Riverside Construction Company, Inc $ 3,866,260.00
Optima RPM, Inc. $ 3,883,578.68
Los Angeles Engineering, Inc. $ 3,948,000.00
Beador Construction Company, Inc $ 4,525,300.00
MCM Construction, Inc. $ 4,537,478.00
Griffith Company $ 4,636,442.85
Staff reviewed the lowest bid and determined that Bogh Engineering (“Contractor”) met the requirements for recommendation as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The total cost for construction services with the Contractor is $2,710,323.74. Construction management and inspection services would be provided by City staff and ancillary services, such as labor compliance and materials testing, would be procured separately.
The total anticipated cost for the construction phase of the Project is $3,100,000, which includes the cost of the proposed Contract Services Agreement, construction services, ancillary services such as labor compliance and materials testing, as well as other unforeseen costs that may arise during construction.
The amount of the proposed Contract Services Agreement (“Contract”) exceeds the City Manager’s signing authority. Pursuant to Menifee Municipal Code §3.12.040, any contract amount that exceeds the City Manager’s signing authority shall be approved by the City Council.
If approved by the City Council, the tentative Project schedule would be as follows:
Construction Start: April 2025
Construction End: September 2025
City Council Acceptance: December 2025
The timeline above assumes no delays due to weather or unforeseen conditions.
City of Menifee Staff Report
CIP 20-13 Bid Award
March 5, 2025
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Environmental Impact
As the lead agency, the Community Development Department approved the project on May 10, 2023, and made the following determinations:
The proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment. Impacts for the project area were previously addressed and mitigation measures adopted as part of the Town Center Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report.
1. Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 2010-152 (SCH#2009091022) was prepared for the Town Center Specific Plan development pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. No further environmental documentation is required because:
a. All potentially significant effects of the proposed project have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR (SCH2009091022) adopted by the City of Menifee pursuant to applicable legal standards;
b. All potentially significant effects of the proposed project have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR except those for which a statement of overriding considerations was adopted;
c. The proposed project will not result in any new significant environmental effects not identified in the earlier EIR;
d. The proposed project will not substantially increase the severity of the environmental effects identified in the earlier EIR;
e. No considerably different mitigation measures have been identified; and f. No mitigation measures found infeasible have become feasible.
2. Mitigation measures were made a condition of the approval of the Final EIR (FEIR) and are applicable to this project.
3. A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan/Program was adopted for the FEIR and the project is subject to the Program.
4. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for the Town Center Specific Plan project and applies to this application.
5. Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA.
A Notice of Determination (NOD) concurring with the above findings was submitted to the Riverside County Clerk-Recorder and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on February 29, 2024.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Connectivity and Mobility
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the proposed Contract is in a total amount not-to-exceed $2,710,323.74.
Funding for the Contract is available in the FY 2024/2025 budget within the Quality-of-Life Fund (1105), Grant Fund (2301), Capital Fund (4320), Developer Impact Fee (DIF) 17 – Public Facilities Fund (2507), and DIF 17 – Trails Fund (2512), as summarized in Table 2 on the following page.
City of Menifee Staff Report
CIP 20-13 Bid Award
March 5, 2025
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TABLE 2 – PROJECT BUDGET
Fund Project Account String Available Budget Requested
Amount
Quality-of-Life CIP13-04.1105.CON.CAE $2,142,105.56 $2,142,105.56 Grant Fund
(TDA - SB 821) CIP13-04.2301.CON.CAE $246,895.97 $246,895.97 Capital Fund CIP13-04.4320.CON.CAE $270,625.01 $270,625.01 DIF 17 – Trails CIP13-04.2512.CON.CAE $20,000.00 $20,000.00 DIF 17 – Public
Facilities CIP13-04.2507.CON.CAE $200,000.00 $30,697.20 General Fund CIP13-04.1100.CON.CAE $531,369.00 *$0
TOTAL $3,410,995.54 $2,710,323.74
*At this time, no General Fund money is being requested. Should additional funds be required to cover the total anticipated cost for the construction phase of the Project, there is sufficient budget available within the project General Fund account as shown in Table 2 above. No additional budget appropriation action(s) for the Project would be required.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Location Map
2. Contract