RESOLUTION NO. 25-197
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIG BEN, INC. FOR PICO / PRESIDIO DIP REPLACEMENT PHASE II, CIP PROJECT NO. 13411; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT OF $1,297,284 AND APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $872,000 FROM THE WATER DEPRECIATION RESERVE WHEREAS, the waterline and appurtenances in the Gateway Village Plaza parking lot have met the end of their useful life and are in need of replacement; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2024, the City Council awarded a contract to Diamond Construction and Design (Diamond), who installed approximately 2,000 linear feet of new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipeline and some appurtenances; and WHEREAS, a replacement contractor is needed to complete the project; and WHEREAS, City staff prepared a bid package for the remaining work and conducted formal competitive bidding for the Pico / Presidio DIP Replacement Phase II project, and on November 12, 2025, the City received four Base Bids and Alternate Bids ranging from $1,297,284 to $2,098,160; and WHEREAS, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder was Big Ben, Inc. of Orange, California, based on the Base Bid, in the amount of $1,097,125; and WHEREAS, a supplemental appropriation, in an amount of $872,000, is required from the Water Depreciation Reserve into the project Account Number 052-466-45300-000-13411; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2024, the City Council found the project to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it pertains to replacing an existing utility under Class 2 of the state CEQA Guidelines, Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and incorporated fully herein.
SECTION 2. That a supplemental appropriation, in an amount of $872,000, is approved from the Water Depreciation Reserve into the project Account Number 052-466-45300-000-13411.
SECTION 3. That the construction contract for the Pico / Presidio DIP Replacement Phase II, CIP Project No. 13411, is hereby awarded to Big Ben, Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, based on the “Base Bids”.
SECTION 4. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute a construction contract with Big Ben, Inc. in an amount not to exceed of $1,297,284 for the Pico / Presidio DIP Replacement Phase II, CIP Project No. 13411, in a form substantially as presented to City Council on December 9, 2025.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, 2025.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 25-197 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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