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Board approves bid substitutions and change orders for West Park, Westmark and ResMed projects
Summary
The board rejected a nonresponsive low bid, approved the next-lowest responsive bidder for a low-voltage relocation project, authorized added scope to restore a parking-lot bid at West Park, and approved related inspection and temporary power contracts and small change orders.
The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a series of construction procurement actions covering West Park Elementary, Westmark Elementary and the ResMed campus.
Staff asked the board to reject an incomplete bid on a West Park low-voltage relocation project because the submission omitted required acknowledgement of a bid clarification. The board approved rejection of the nonresponsive low bid and then acknowledged the next-lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Medallion Contracting Inc., as the successful bidder with a bid amount recorded in the transcript as $190,397.96.
Separately, the board approved a contract amendment restoring a previously excluded alternate scope to add a new parking-lot area as part of the Westmark Pre-K/TK classroom project. Staff clarified this additional parking area will be in the area east/west of the parent drop-off curb as described during the meeting and will not remove access to the existing parking lot.
The board also approved inspection services from NATS for modular/classroom relocations at West Park (contracted amount $40,000 as recorded), a temporary power change order to maintain district network systems ($5,081.87 recorded), and a small change order to add exterior lighting at ResMed (recorded at $3,385.37). The items were moved and seconded on the record and approved by voice vote.
The board’s procurement and construction manager (recorded in the transcript as Mr. Irving) provided the project descriptions and staff background during the motions. Where the transcript reported dollar figures, those amounts were used in the board motions as recorded in the meeting packet and staff presentation.
