Newport Beach City Council
January 22, 2024

Klassic Engineering and Construction, INC
250 S Tustin ST. Orange, CA 92866 KEC
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
TO: City of Newport Beach-Public Works
C/O Benjamin Davis-Associate Civil Engineer
100 Civic Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
RE: Newport Coast Pickleball Courts -Contract No. 9018-2 Project Bid City of Newport Beach-Public Works-Mr. Benjamin Davis,
Klassic Engineering and Construction Inc. (hereafter referred to as KEC) is writing this letter in reference to the Bid proposal submitted by Green Giant Landscape Inc. for the Newport Coast Pickleball Courts- Contract No. 9018-2 Project (Hereafter referred to as “The Project”) that bid via the Planetbids Website Portal for the City of Newport Beach which had a bid deadline of Thursday, September 28 th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. after which KEC
requested a copy of the Bid submittal submitted by Green Giant Landscape for the project which was provided by the City of Newport Beach via email on Thursday, September 28 th, 2023 at approximately 4:32 p.m. (PST). After
KEC reviewed Green Giant Landscape Inc.’s Bid submittal, it was found to be non-responsive to the requirements set forth in the Instructions to Bidders of the project and Labor Code Law.

Per the “Designation of Subcontractor(s)-Affidavit” (Page 9 of the Bid Package provided via Planet bids with a file name of “1. CIP MASTER FORMAL CONTRACT.pdf”) it states that “State Law requires the listing of all subcontractors who will perform work in an amount in excess of one-half percent of the Contractor’s total bid (the Green Giant Landscape Inc’s executed version of this document is attached as “Exhibit A” to this letter). If a subcontractor is not listed, the Contractor represents that he/she is fully qualified to and will be responsible for performing that portion of the work.” Per the “INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS” of Note 1 on page 1, relating to the document “Designation of Subcontractors Acknowledgement (subcontractor information to be submitted via Planetbids)” (this document is attached as “Exhibit B” to this letter). Per the “Subcontractors” tab of the Bid Results for Green Giant Landscape Inc., it listed only two (2) subcontractors: 1. On Point Land Surveying with a
description of their scope of work to be “Survey project areas” and has no CSL B license listed 2. Taylor Tennis
Courts, Inc. is listed with a d
escription of their scope of work being “Surface Courts” with a CSLB License Number of #373423 for a C61/D47-Tennis Court Surfacing, Playground Surfacing (this document is attached as “Exhibit C” to this letter). However, Green Giant Landscape failed to list any Electrical Subcontractor to perform the Electrical
Scope of Work detailed throughout the project. Per “2020 California Code Labor Code-LAB DIVISION 1-DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS C
HAPTER 4.5.-Electronic Certification Section 108.2 (a)
Persons who perform work as electricians shall become certified pursuant to Section 108. Uncertified persons shall not perform electrical work for which certification is required.” Green Giant Landscaping Inc. holds only an A-General Engineering/C-27-Landscaping/C13-Fencing for their respective Contractors State Lice nse Board
#670478 (attached as “Exhibit E” to this letter).

The various Electrical Scope of Work throughout the Project and directly referenced on sheet L3.1, Section 2.08 Electrical Wiring and Service: A. High
Voltage 1. Electrical service to the automatic controller shall Klassic Engineering & Construction Inc. Bid Protest of Green Giant Landscape Inc. for Newport Coast Pickleball Courts

ATTACHMENT C
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Klassic Engineering and Construction, INC
250 S Tustin ST. Orange, CA 92866 KEC
be in accordance with Division 16 Sections. B. Low Voltage of the “Irrigation Specifications” for this project. Green Giant Landscape Inc. failed to satisfy the requirements of the “Designation of Subcontractors Affidavit” as they did not list an Electrical Subcontractor with a C-7 Low Voltage or C-10 Electrical license, nor do they hold the appropriate license to self-perform this work. Lastly, as Green Giant Landscape Inc. listed Bid Line Item #8 “ELECRICAL” to be $20,000.00, with a total Bid Price of $1,089,220.00 this would make Bid Line Item #8 equal to

1.83%. Please also note that there is additional Electrical work called out in Section 9-Measurement and Payment for Bid Line Item No. 2 “…removing existing electrical conduit and safe off wire for proposed HOA gate security system,” which would also require an appropriately licensed Electrical Subcontractor of Green Giant Landscape Inc. to be listed or Green Giant Landscape Inc. to hold the appropriate Electrical license classifications.

Due to these oversights, Klassic Engineering and Construction Inc. believes Green Giant Landscape Inc.’s Bid proposal for the Newport Coast Pickleball Courts Project to be non-responsive and should, therefore, be considered as such by the City of Newport Beach. KEC looks forward to the City of Newport Beach’s response to this matter and commitment to an equal and fair bidding process.

Respectfully,
Alexander Shirali
Operations Manager
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Exhibit A
Klassic Engineering & Construction Inc. Bid Protest of Green Giant Landscape Inc. for Newport Coast Pickleball Courts

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Exhibit B
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10/3/23, 12:12 PM PlanetBids Vendor Portal
https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/22078/bo/bo-detail/109494#bidResultDetail Bid Result Detail
Showing 2 Subcontractors
Newport Coast Pickleball Courts 9018-2
On Point Land Surveying Inc. License #: 8601 $10,000.00 Survey project areas On Point Land Surveying Inc.
10,000.00

0.92%
Survey project areas
License Type
8601
1000003100
$
Name
Amount
Percent
Description
Vendor Code
License #
Exp. Date
CADIRGrand Total
$1,089,220.00 Done
Exhibit C
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10/3/23, 12:12 PM PlanetBids Vendor Portal
https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/22078/bo/bo-detail/109494#bidResultDetail 1910 Orange Tree Lane
Redlands
California
United States
92374
Taylor Tennis Courts, Inc. License #: 373423 License Type: C-61 $30,000.00 Surface courts
Taylor Tennis Courts, Inc.
30,000.00

2.75%
Surface courts
C-61
373423
$
Address
City
State
Country
Zip
Name
Amount
Percent
Description
Vendor Code
License Type
License #
Grand Total
$1,089,220.00
Exhibit C
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10/3/23, 12:12 PM PlanetBids Vendor Portal
https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/22078/bo/bo-detail/109494#bidResultDetail 05/31/2025
1000007799
31441 Santa Margarital Pkwy
Rancho Santa Margarita
California
United States
92688
Exp. Date
CADIR
Address
City
State
Country
Zip
Grand Total
$1,089,220.00
Exhibit C
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Exhibit D
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GREEN GIANT LANDSCAPE INC
941 - A MACY STREET
LA HABRA, CA 90631
Business Phone Number:(562) 690-6208
Entity Corporation
Issue Date 05/03/1993
Reissue Date 05/02/1996
Expire Date 05/31/2024
License Status
This license is current and active.

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Bonding Information
Contractor's Bond
This license filed a Contractor's Bond with AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Bond Number: 100373397
Bond Amount: $25,000
Eective Date: 01/01/2023
Contractor's Bond History
Bond of Qualifying Individual
The qualifying individual DONALD LOUIS HENDERSON certified that he/she owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock/membership interest of this company; therefore, the Bond of Qualifying Individual is not required.

Eective Date: 04/16/2018
BQI's Bond History
Workers' Compensation
This license has workers compensation insurance with the OAK RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY Policy Number:GRWC425425
Eective Date: 04/01/2023
Expire Date: 04/01/2024
Workers' Compensation History
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Exhibit E
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