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Public Works
DATE: May 20, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Daniel Chavarria, PE, Director of Public Works
Robert Armijo, PE, Deputy Director of Public Works /City Engineer
Darcie DeLashmutt, Capital Project Manager
Subject:
Construction Agreement with Bauman Landscape &
Construction Inc. for the Soccer Fields-Restrooms-Parks Project
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for this project is available from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant fund for construction in
the amount of $1,698,317.50 (Account String: 13636031-
400708-23046).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
June 4, 2024
July 11, 2023
April 16, 2024
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The City staff requests City Council adopt a resolution to approve a Construction Agreement with Bauman
Landscape & Construction Inc. to improve athletic fields, play areas, and park amenities at Wendell Park.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution to approve a construction agreement
with Bauman Landscape & Construction Inc. for the
Soccer Fields-Restrooms-Parks Project at Wendell Park
with a payment limit of $1,543,925, and AUTHORIZE the
Director of Public Works to approve change orders, if
necessary, for a contingency amount of up to
$154,392.50 which is 10 percent of the bid amount, for a total construction phase payment limit of $1,698,317.50 - Public Works Department (Darcie DeLashmutt 510-672-
3944/Robert Armijo 510-620-5477/Daniel Chavarria 510-
620-5478).
AGENDA
REPORT
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DISCUSSION:
As part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 annual budget process, City Council approved an allocation of $8.55 million in ARPA funds to various projects, including funding to conduct a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) for informing City Council’s decision for how to allocate the remaining ARPA relief funding of $19.15 million. On July 11, 2023, the City Council directed City staff to evaluate options for soccer fields and improvements in City parks. The evaluation identified improvements and funding were needed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park restroom facility, Shields-Reid Park multi- use field, and renovations at Wendell Park.
On April 16, 2024, the City Council approved an appropriation of $3,503,008 in remaining ARPA funding for the Soccer Fields-Restrooms-Parks Project, increasing funding from $4,200,000 to $7,703,008.
The ARPA funding will be applied to improvements at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Shields-Reid Park, and Wendell Park. The proposed construction contract is for Wendell Park, which is located at 26th and Wendell Streets (Attachment 1). The scope of work includes demolition, a multi-use natural turf field, single stall restroom, play area, picnic area, chain-link fencing, sports furnishings, and additional improvements per the plans and specifications (Attachment 2).
The City publicly solicited bids for the project via BidsOnline on November 13, 2024.
The award for the project is evaluated on the lowest Base Bid. Bids were opened on December 9, 2024, with a total of eleven (11) submissions in the amounts below.
Contractor Base Bid
Bauman Landscape & Construction, Inc. $1,128,925.00
Frontline General Engineering
Construction, Inc.
$1,166,672.35
Redgwick Construction Co. $1,394,498.00
W.R Forde Associates, Inc. $1,403,150.00
Marina Landscape, Inc. $1,429,500.00
MVP Construction LLC $1,530,990.00
Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. $1,535,000.00
Buhler Commercial $1,682,420.05
Calico California Constructores, Inc. $1,693,939.38
S&H Construction, Inc. $1,768,600.00
Kerex Engineering, Inc. $2,170,000.00
Following a comprehensive review and analysis of the submissions, it was determined that Bauman Landscape & Construction, Inc., is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder with a base bid amount of $1,128,925.00. The Bauman Landscape &
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Construction, Inc. bid fulfills ARPA contractual terms and conditions. Bauman Landscape & Construction, Inc. is registered through the State of California’s Department of Industrial Relations (License #1000024797) and Contractors State License Board (License #372478).
The bid documents also included the following Additive Alternates:
Additive Alternative 1 – Play Area Renovations for $365,000 Additive Alternative 2 – Western Fence Replacement for $50,000 Additive Alternative 3 - Northern Fence Replacement for $76,000
City staff recommend Alternates 1 and 2 for a total contract amount of $1,543,925.00.
Construction is anticipated to be complete by late 2025 or early 2026.
In conclusion, City staff requests that the City Council adopt the resolution to approve a construction agreement for $1,543,925.00 with Bauman Landscape & Construction, Inc. for the Soccer Fields-Restrooms-Parks Project (Capital Improvement Project #23046). and authorize the Director of Public Works to approve change orders, if necessary, for a 10 percent contingency amount of up to $154,392.50 for a total not-to-exceed construction phase cost of $1,698,317.50 (Attachment 3 and 4).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Project Location
Attachment 2 – Illustrative Plan
Attachment 3 – Construction Agreement
Attachment 4 – Resolution