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Board awards Orsaba High School stadium sod contract to Westside Landscaping and Concrete for $194,000
Summary
The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Board unanimously approved a $194,000 bid from Westside Landscaping and Concrete for the Orsaba High School stadium sod project, with construction to start after contract signing and a 90-day maintenance period in the contractor agreement.
The Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District Board on March 14 voted 4-0 to award the Orsaba High School stadium sod project to Westside Landscaping and Concrete, accepting the lowest bid recorded in the meeting transcript at $194,000.
District staff told the board they received six bids for the work and that all bidders committed to the district's requested timeline. Staff said they prefer the contractor begin work as soon as the contract is signed; the contractor requested an early start time and the district indicated work can begin at 5 a.m. if needed. To reduce conflicts with school athletics, staff said crews would aim to complete work earlier in the day so the track and field could be available to students and community users in the afternoons.
A district representative identified in the transcript as Mr. Pruitt described key contract terms: a 90-day maintenance period during which the contractor will mow, edge and fertilize the new sod, and a weather-delay rule that grants three construction days for each day of rain. Mr. Pruitt also said the district set an internal milestone of a second mowing no later than May 26 to prepare for a scheduled district event (referred to in the transcript as a "YOLO promotion" on the 27th).
Board members asked practical questions about site access, gate closures and coordination with teams that use the field; staff said they would coordinate with high school athletics and city leagues to minimize disruptions. The motion to award the contract was moved and seconded on the record; the transcript records the roll-call vote as four ayes with one absence. The transcript does not record the names of the motion maker or seconder for this item.
Vote record on the contract award on the transcript: Mr. Rivas — yes; Ms. Rebus — yes; Ms. Cabralo (recorded elsewhere as Corral) — yes; one member absent (recorded as Mr. Wallach or "Mister Wach" in the transcript). The board recorded the outcome as approved, 4-0.
