City Council Agenda Report
TO: Mayor McCord and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ken Irwin, City Manager
BY: Fernando Ulloa, City Engineer
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2022
ITEM NO: 5.7
SUBJECT: Accept all bids for the Water Quality Control Facility Administration Building (WQCF) Project, award construction to Bobo Construction INC., authorize Staff to execute the Contract and approve the required budget adjustment.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept all bids for the Water Quality Control Facility Administration Building (WQCF) Project, award construction to Bobo Construction INC., authorize Staff to execute the Contract and approve the required budget adjustment.
BACKGROUND
This project consists of a new, LEED Certified, 3,270 square foot, ground-up one-story woodframed Administration Building with a laboratory, offices, restrooms, lockers, parking (covered and uncovered), security gates and fencing, and landscaping The construction site is located at the City’s Water Quality Control Facility (WQCF) at 14901 Poplar Avenue, Patterson, California.
ANALYSIS
The Water Quality Control Facility Administration Building (WQCF) Project design was completed in July 2020 and was subsequently advertised for construction. This project was first advertised for construction in the summer of 2020. The bids were taken to City Council and rejected based on the cost of the project. The City readvertised for a second time in March 2021.
Unfortunately, the two bids received were deemed as non-responsive by the State due to the bid proposal paperwork that was submitted. These bids were also taken to City Council and subsequently rejected.
This Project was advertised for a third time in December 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT
This advertisement was listed on CIP List, the City’s website, the Patterson Irrigator Newspaper, the Turlock Journal Newspaper and the Modesto Bee Newspaper. Bid opening was January 19, 2022. The City received four bids for this project as follows:
Bobo Construction, Inc. $2,926,300.00
Simile Construction Service Inc. $3,472,604.40
Harris Builders, Inc. $3,507,011.00
Saboo, Inc. $3,665,950.00
After reviewing the bid documents, Bobo Construction, Inc., was deemed the lowest responsible bidder.
Funding for this Project is as follows:
$2,926,300.00 Construction Funding
$292,630.00 Contingency @ 10%
$401,070.00 Construction Management @ 13.7%
$100,000.00 Non-Contract improvements (furnishings, security, etc) $3,720,000.00 Total Construction Costs
Budget for this project is as follows:
$2,100,000.00 SRF Loan
$520,000.00 SRF Loan Forgiveness
$1,000,000.00 CFD 2005-1 Business Park Bond Proceeds
$100,000.00 Sewer O&M Funds
$3,720,000.00 Total Funds Available
If approved the budget will be adjusted as shown above.