DATE: July 7, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Award Contract No. 19-18-CD (Re-Bid), Wastewater Treatment Improvements at the El Porvenir and Cantua Creek Facilities
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve an increase in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds provided for the El Porvenir and the Cantua Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, Community Development Block Grant Projects Nos. 18291 and 18091, increasing the maximum funds provided for these projects by $400,000 to a total of $900,000; and
2. Make a determination in accordance with Administrative Policy No. 34 that "unusual or extraordinary circumstances" exist that allow sole source procurement of filtration and control equipment based on the Board's express finding that specification by brand or trade name of the aeration system for use in County Service Area 30 & 32 is consistent with the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 3400(c)(2) and 3400(c)(3); and authorize staff's incorporation of this sole sourced system and its components in the project design and construction; and
3. Adopt Plans and Specifications for Contract 19-18-CD (Re-Bid), Wastewater Treatment Improvements at the El Porvenir and Cantua Creek Facilities, and award to the low bidder, Dawson-Mauldin Construction, 1071 E. Nebraska Avenue, Selma, CA, including the base bid and all the additive bids, in the total amount of $640,648.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will provide an additional $210,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the El Porvenir Wastewater Treatment Plant Project and an additional $190,000 in CDBG funds to the Cantua Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Project which were included in the FY 2018-19 Action Plan. The total combined Project costs are estimated at $900,000.
Approval of the second recommended action would approve the Department's incorporation of a purchased so...
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