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REJECT ALL BIDS - PLACENTIA AVENUE STORM WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 23-02
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, P.E., CITY ENGINEER, (714) 754-5633
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council reject all bids for the Placentia Avenue Storm Water Quality Improvement Project, City Project No. 23-02.
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BACKGROUND:
The proposed trash capture system and storm water quality improvement involve the construction of a continuous deflection separator (CDS) unit adjacent to Placentia Avenue on the Costa Mesa Golf Course. The CDS unit is designed to capture and treat storm water runoff from an existing 72-inch storm drain line along Placentia Avenue.
The storm drain line conveys runoff from a drainage area, consisting of various high-priority land uses such as high-density residential, industrial, commercial, and mixed-urban development in the local vicinity south of Fairview Park. The CDS unit is intended to capture storm runoff from these high priority areas and treat the runoff for trash and pollutants before allowing treated storm water to reach downstream water bodies.
The project is partially funded by the Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA's) Environmental Cleanup Program (ECP) Tier 1 (Project X) grant.
ANALYSIS:
On April 11, 2023, staff received five (5) bids for this project. The bid abstract is shown in Attachment 1. Staff has reviewed all bids and has determined that they significantly exceed the current allotted budget for this project. The lowest bid submitted by GCI Construction, Inc., was deemed non-responsive since the original bid bond was not submitted to the City Clerk's office in a timely manner. In addition, GCI Construction elected to withdraw its bid within five (5) working days of the bid opening, which is allowed under Section 5103 of the Public Contract Co...
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