CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Bird Award and Agreement with Alfaro Communications Construction Inc. for Construction Services for the Menifee Road/Fire Station 76 Entrance Traffic Signal Project
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Rex Caballero, 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 Alfaro Communications Construction Inc. for construction services for the Menifee Road/Fire Station No. 76 Entrance Traffic Signal, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project No. 23- 09, located at the intersection of Menifee Road and Diamond Road, in total not-to-exceed amount of $498,590.10.
DISCUSSION
The Menifee Road/Fire Station No. 76 (FS 76) Entrance Traffic Signal Project, CIP Project No. 23-09 (Project), is located at the intersection of Menifee Road and Diamond Road and would provide installation of a new traffic signal, upgrade of pedestrian Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps, installation of signage and striping improvements, and asphalt concrete pavement improvements. The existing three-way intersection is currently controlled by a stop sign on Diamond Road where the Fire Apparatus enters onto Menifee Road that delays response time for the Fire Department. The Project would also provide signal pre-emption for FS 76 minimizing delays for the Fire Department when exiting FS 76 in response to emergency calls.
The City administered a formal competitive bid process for the advance purchase and delivery of traffic signal equipment required for the Project. The bid process resulted in a purchase order being issued in the amount of $127,874 for the procurement of the traffic signal and lighting poles, dual meter service cabinet, traffic controllers, and all necessary traffic signal accessories. Any remaining traffic signal accessory items are to be provided by the construction contractor.
On August 3, 2026, an electronic bid opening was held following the administration of a formal competitive bid process for Project construction services. A total of 16 bids were received as summarized in Table 1 on the following page. As part of the bidding process, a hard copy of the
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bid must be received within 24 hours of the electronic submittal deadline. Those listed as ‘Non- Responsive’ in Table 1 failed to meet that deadline.
TABLE 1 – BID RESULTS SUMMARY
Staff reviewed the lowest responsive bidder submission and determined that Alfaro Communications Construction Inc. (Contractor) met the requirements for recommendation as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The total cost for construction services with the Contractor is $498,590.10. Construction management and inspection services would be provided by City staff and ancillary services, such as labor compliance, materials testing, and survey monumentation would be procured separately.
The total estimated construction cost for the Project is $717,823.10, which includes the previously purchased traffic signal equipment, construction services agreement, and the ancillary services mentioned above, as well as any unforeseen costs that may arise during construction.
If approved by the City Council, the tentative Project schedule would be as follows:
Projected Construction Start:
September 2026
Projected Construction End: November 2026
City Council Acceptance: December 2026
The timeline above assumes no delays due to weather or unforeseen conditions.
Firm Name Total Base Bid
Amount
Lowest and
Responsible
Bidder
Architects/Engineer’s Estimate $515,000.00
All American Building Services (Non-Responsive) $445,960.00 D’Ybanag Construction Company (Non-Responsive) $478,934.00 Alfaro Communications Construction, Inc. $498,590.10 X
High – Light Electric Inc. (Non-Responsive) $508,888.00 Roma Engineering & Construction, Inc. (Non-Responsive) $509,142.00 Calpromax Engineering (Non-Responsive) $512,960.00
Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. $525,873.00
International Line Builders, Inc. (Non-Responsive) $562,722.00 Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc. (Non-Responsive) $568,999.00 PTM General Engineering Services, Inc. $569,069.00
Elegant Construction Inc. (Non-Responsive) $579,692.00
Vido Samarzich, Inc. (Non-Responsive) $583,280.00
Select Electric, Inc. (Non-Responsive) $588,999.00
DBX, Inc. (Non-Responsive) $637,772.00
California Professional Engineering, Inc. $720,832.60
Servitek Electric Inc. (Non-Responsive) $776,319.00
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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 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.
Approval of the proposed Contract Services Agreement would allow the Project to proceed into the construction phase, further supporting the City’s Strategic Plan goals of enhancing vehicle and pedestrian safety and improving accessibility within the Project area.
The amount of the proposed Agreement with the Contractor 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
Safe and Vibrant Community
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the proposed Agreement with the Contractor is in the total amount not-to- exceed $498,590.10. The total anticipated fiscal impact for the construction phase of the Project is $717,823.10, which includes the cost of the equipment, the Agreement, ancillary services such as materials testing, labor compliance, and survey monumentation, as well as unforeseen costs that may arise during construction. Funding for the proposed Agreement is available in the approved Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget within the Capital Projects Fund funded by the Quality of Life (Measure DD) Fund (4320-55-PWD-CIPS-901-01105-690050) and the DIF Citywide – Fire Facilities Fund (4320-55-PWD-CIPS-901-02521-690050), as shown in Table 2 on the following page.
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TABLE 2 –CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET
Funding Project String No. Available
Budget
Anticipated
Cost
Quality of Life (4320-PWD-CIPS-901-01105-690000)
CIP23-09.1105.CON.CAE $259,056.49 $259,056.49
DIF Citywide
Fire Facilities
(4320-PWD-CIPS-901-2521-690000)
CIP23-09.2521.CON.CAE $261,871.00 $239,533.61
TOTAL $520,927.49 $498,590.10
A budget transfer of $69,022 from project savings previously approved for capital project use, and funded by Quality of Life Fund 1105, would be processed to support a portion of the ancillary services required for the Project’s construction phase.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Project Location Map
2. Agreement