CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Bid Award and Agreement with Onyx Paving Company, Inc. for Construction Services for the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Slurry Seal Program
MEETING DATE: May 6, 2026
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 Onyx Paving Company, Inc., for construction services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/2025 Slurry Seal Program, Pavement Management Program (PMP) No. 25-01, in total not-to-exceed amount of $687,000.
DISCUSSION
The FY 2024/2025 Slurry Seal Program, PMP 25-01 (Project) consists of resurfacing existing roads by performing slurry sealing and restriping. The Project is being completed in two phases.
The first phase included crack sealing of the entire Project area, which has been completed and was accepted by City Council on February 18, 2026. The second phase includes slurry sealing which would consist of resurfacing existing roadway using a combination of chip seal and slurry seal treatments, upgrading existing curb ramps to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and restriping the roadway to match existing lane configurations. The work is to be performed in three locations within the City of Menifee is outlined below:
•Location No. 1: West of the I-215 and north of McCall Boulevard with major cross streets of Rouse Road and Bradley Road. The following streets are included: Foxfire Street, Flagler Street, and Fan Lane.
•Location No. 2: East of the I-215 and south of McLaughlin Road with major cross streets of Trumble Road and McLaughlin Road. The following streets are included: Alta Avenue, White Court, Celtic Circle, Tran Court, Paige Circle, Lavender Street, Soprano Street, Matrix Drive, Myles Court, Patridge Court, Rockabilly Road, Sunshine Lane, Trenas Lane, Vanilla Court, and Rainbow Lane.
City of Menifee Staff Report
PMP 25-01 Slurry Seal Award
May 6, 2026
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•Location No. 3: West of the I-215 and south of Newport Road with major cross streets of Newport Road & Bradley Road. The following streets are included: Rim Creek Path, Hanford Street, San Rafael Street, Madera Court, Red Bluff Court, Lakeport Street, Merced Street, Napa Street, Menifee Grove, Mountain Glen Drive, Silver Hawk Drive, Hunter Ridge Drive, Pine Creek Drive, Wyndham Court, Wildflower Street, Sierra Vista Drive, and Mirabella Court.
Staff administered a competitive bid process, and the Project was legally advertised in accordance with the California Public Contract Code. An electronic bid opening was held on March 19, 2026, and a total of five bids were received with all bids submitted in amounts less than the Engineer’s Estimate, as summarized in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1 – BID RESULTS SUMMARY
Firm Name Total Base Bid Amount Lowest and
Responsible Bidder
Engineers Estimate $1,018,000
Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Inc. $687,000 X
Nobest Inc. $707,000
Onyx Paving Company, Inc., Inc. $862,933
Estate Design and Construction $918,700
All American Asphalt Inc. $982,972
Staff reviewed the apparent lowest bid and determined that Onyx Paving Company, Inc. (Contractor) met the requirements for recommendation as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The total cost for slurry seal services proposed by the Contractor is $687,000 and is below the Engineer’s Estimate of $1,018,000. 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 estimated construction cost for the slurry seal phase of the Project is $795,700, which would include slurry seal services, ancillary services such as labor compliance and materials testing, as well as other unforeseen costs that may arise during construction.
If approved by the City Council, the tentative Project schedule would be as follows:
Construction Start: May 2026
Construction End: June 2026
City Council Acceptance: July 2026
The timeline above assumes no delays due to weather or unforeseen conditions.
Environmental Impact
The proposed Project has been determined to be Categorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Existing Facilities.
Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Class 1 City of Menifee Staff Report
PMP 25-01 Slurry Seal Award
May 6, 2026
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includes the following example of a Project that would be exempt under this section: (c) [minor alterations to Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes. The Project is for the minor alteration of an existing paved road for public safety, all within the existing City right-of-way (ROW). No additional automobile lanes will be created by the Project. The proposed Project is the minor alteration of an existing public facility (“City Street”) involving a negligible expansion of the existing use. The Project is exempt per Section 15301.
The proposed Project is also exempt under the general rule that CEQA applies only to Projects that have the potential for having a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA (Section 15061(b)(3)). There is no possibility that the activity in question would have a significant effect on the environment because the proposed Project is occurring in an area that is heavily disturbed and is not environmentally sensitive.
The amount of the proposed Contract Services Agreement (Contract) exceeds the City Manager’s signing authority. Pursuant to Resolution No. 24-1569 and Menifee Municipal Code §3.12.060, any contract amount that exceeds the City Manager’s signing authority shall be approved by the City Council.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Connectivity and Mobility
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the proposed Contract with Onyx Paving Company, Inc., is in the total amount not-to-exceed $687,000.00. Funding for the proposed Contract is available in the FY 2025/2026 budget for the Pavement Management Program within the CIP Fund from the Measure A Fund (4320-54-PWD-CIPS-909-02220-690000), as summarized in Table 2 below.
TABLE 2 – PROJECT BUDGET
Fund Project String No. Available
Budget
Anticipated
Cost
Measure A (4320-54-PWD-CIPS-909-02220-690000)
PMP25-01.2220.CON.CAE
$813,926 $687,000
TOTAL $813,926 $687,000
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Location Map
2. Contract