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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, CHIEF ENGINEER
DATE: February 27, 1996
SUBJECT: Contract Award Recommendation: Bettencourt Basin Mitigation Planting Project,
Project No. 7581-6D8485-95, Tassajara area
Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s)&B Background us i ica ion
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
AWARD the contract for furnishing labor and materials for the subject project to Pacheco Brothers
Gardening, Inc., the low bidder, who has also met the requirements of the County's Minority and Women
Business Enterprise Contract Compliance Program, in the amount of$33,251.00 and at the unit prices
submitted; and REQUIRE the contractor to present surety bonds for Payment and Faithful Performance
in the amounts of$16,625.50 and $33,251.00, respectively.
DIRECT the Chief Engineer to prepare the contract for the project.
AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer to sign the contract on behalf of the Board subject to the Chief Engineer
having reviewed and found sufficient all required documents, including the contract signed by the
contractor, the aforementioned surety bonds, and a certificate of insurance.
DIRECT that, in accordance with the project specifications and/or upon the execution of the contract by
the Chief Engineer any bid bonds posted by the bidders be exonerated and any checks or cash
submitted for bid security be returned.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 4114, the Board DELEGATES its functions under Public
Contract Code Sections 4107 and 4110 to the Chief Engineer or his designee.
Pursuant to section 6705 of the Labor Code, the Board also DELEGATES to the Chief Engineer or to
any registered civil or structural engineer designated by him the authority to accept detailed plans
showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping or other provisions to be made for worker protection
during trench excavating covered by that section.
DECLARE that, should the award of the contract to Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Inc. be invalidated
for any reason, the Board would not in any event have awarded the contract to the second listed bidder
or any other bidder, but instead would have exercised its discretion to reject all of the bids received.
Nothing herein shall prevent the Board from reawarding the contract to another bidder in cases where
the successful bidder establishes a mistake, refuses to sign the contract or fails to furnish re~it.ii: d
bonds or insurance (see Public Contract Code Sections 5100-5107).
Continued on attachment: X es SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER:
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON: 0212.6/l qAh APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES NOES:
ABSENT- ABSTAIN
Contact: Jospeh P.Murphy,(510)313-2321
Orig.Div.: PW(Constr)
cc: County Administrator
Auditor-Controller
Public Works
- Accounting,R.Gilchrist 1 hereby cortity that this is a true and correct copy of
Construction,R.Bruno an action taken and entered on the minutes of the.
- Design,V.Germany Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
Transp.Eng.,Heather Ballenger
S.B.E.- ATTESTED: FEB&Ia_Y 27, 1996
926 Natoma St. PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
San Francisco,CA 94103-2514 of Supervisors and County Administrator
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The project, including engineering and appropriate overhead charges, is funded by Drainage Area 101A
(100%).
RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The plans and specifications were approved and the project advertised for bids by the Board of
Supervisors on January 9, 1996. The bids were received and opened at 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez,
California, on February 6, 1996. The construction bids received were as follows:
1. Pacheco Brothers Gardening, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,251.00
2. Poms Landscape Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,286.00
3. Lone Star Landscaping, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,605.00
The Engineer's estimated construction cost was $69,900.00.