DATE: October 20, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Award Class A and Class B Job Order Contracts
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt specifications for Contract Nos. 26-05-J, 26-06-J, and 26-07-J Class A (General Engineering) Job Order Contracts; and award said contracts to the bidders with the lowest three bids as listed in Attachment A, with the total for each contract not to exceed $6,402,600; and
2. Adopt specifications for Contract Nos. 26-J-02, 26-J-03, 26-J-04, and 26-J-05 Class B (General Building) Job Order Contracts; and award said contracts to the bidders with the lowest four bids as listed in Attachment B, with the total for each contract not to exceed $6,402,600.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions would award 12-month Job Order Contracts (JOC) to the identified contractors to be administered by the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department). JOC allows construction services for small to medium sized repair, remodel and maintenance projects to be provided on an on-call basis, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20128.5. The projects are related to requests from County departments and will be funded with the Departments’ adopted budget appropriations. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may elect not to approve some or all of the recommended actions, in which case, the Department will be required to spend additional staff time and resources preparing County department projects for construction, that could have been accomplished with greater expediency and efficiency using JOC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Funding for work performed under JOC will be on a per-job basis as requested by County departments in accordance with their budgeted appropriations.
Funding for the work covered by the Class A (General Engineering) JOC will come primarily from Road Fund 0010. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues for Class A JOC are included in the Departments - Roads Org 4510 FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget. Additionally, the Class A JOC may be used and funded through other divisions and/or departments that require construction services such as parking lot maintenance and repair.
Funding for the work covered by the Class B (General Building) JOC will come from various sources as the Department’s Capital Projects Division provides services to the Department and to other County departments as requested. Allocations for budgeted projects are included in various Departmental - Capital Projects Orgs for FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
A JOC is an indefinite work order quantity contract pursuant to which the awarded contractor will perform an ongoing series of individual projects at different locations throughout the County during the 12-month period or until the full contract funds are expended. The bid documents for JOC include a Construction Task Catalog containing detailed construction tasks with preset unit prices. All unit prices are based on local labor, prevailing wages, material and equipment prices, and are for the direct cost of construction. Each contractor’s bid includes adjustment factors to the established unit prices based on various funding sources, facility types, and/or normal and non-normal working hours.
Since 2015, the Department has issued annual solicitations for JOC to facilitate construction services for various road maintenance and capital improvement projects. On July 14, 2026, the Department advertised three Class A (General Engineering) and four Class B (General Building) JOCs. This number of contracts is recommended for award based upon anticipated needs in the next 12 months. Multiple JOCs for each licensure type will allow the Department flexibility to respond to urgent County department project requests while being less reliant on any particular JOC contractor’s availability.
The total amount for each Class A and Class B contract is a maximum of $6,402,600, which is the statutory limit authorized by the California Public Contract Code (PCC), section 20128.5. This amount is adjusted annually based on the California Consumer Price Index. There is no minimum value guaranteed for JOC. A list of projects expected to be performed using these contracts is included as Attachment C.
A bid opening was held on August 27, 2026. The bidders and their respective Award Criteria Figures are shown below:
Class A Award Criteria Figure
Yarbs Grading and Paving, Inc. 1.0815
Walsh Montgomery Construction, Inc. 1.0850
Cal Valley Construction, Inc. 1.0990
Avison Construction, Inc. 1.1040
Teichert Construction 1.1148
Granite Construction Company 1.1150
American Paving Co. 1.1260
Class B Award Criteria Figure
Ardent General, Inc. 1.1335
Heritage General 1.1371
Aztec Consultants, Inc. 1.1374
AMG & Associates, Inc. 1.1383
Capitan Construction 1.1395
Better Enterprises, Inc. 1.1406
GCB1 Inc. dba GC Builders 1.1453
The lowest bidders recommended for award for each class, and their respective contract numbers, are as follows:
Class A, General Engineering Job Order Contracts, Recommendation for Award
Contract 26-05-J: Yarbs Grading and Paving, Inc., 11339 S. Peach Avenue, Fresno, CA 93725
Contract 26-06-J: Walsh Montgomery Construction, Inc., 915 Hoblitt Avenue, Clovis, CA 93612
Contract 26-07-J: Cal Valley Construction, Inc., 5125 N Gates Avenue #102, Fresno, CA 93722
Class B, General Building Job Order Contracts, Recommendation for Award
Contract 26-J-02: Ardent General, Inc., 2960 N. Burl Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727
Contract 26-J-03: Heritage General, 5431 E. Atchison Street, Fresno, CA 93727
Contract 26-J-04: Aztec Consultants, Inc., 2021 Omega Road, Suite 200, San Ramon, CA 94583
Contract 26-J-05: AMG & Associates, Inc., 4339 N Golden State Boulevard, Suite 105, Fresno, CA 93722
Technical specifications and the Construction Task Catalog were prepared by the Department’s consultant, Gordian Group, and were reviewed by Department staff. Boilerplate specifications describing various County administrative and contractual requirements were prepared by Department staff.
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Attachment A - Class A Bid Summary
Attachment B - Class B Bid Summary
Attachment C - Anticipated Projects
CAO ANALYST:
Maria Valencia