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County approves $750,000 base contract and alternate bidding approach for Tijuana River Valley dredging work
Summary
The board authorized staff to advertise and award construction contracts for dredging the Tijuana River Valley, using a base bid of roughly $750,000 (county share) and alternates to accommodate additional federal grant funding if it is awarded.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized staff to advertise and award construction contracts and to ratify prior change orders for dredging work in the Tijuana River Valley, approving an approach staff said preserves the county’s ability to proceed this year while also enabling the project to expand if federal grant money is secured.
Supervisor Montgomery Stepp moved the item, citing the need to protect against flood and pollution risks in the valley during the current work window. County parks staff told the board that the county historically requests $750,000 in its parks budget to carry out annual dredging on county property south of Monument Road; that amount, staff said, is sufficient to address the county’s portion of work this year.
County staff described a two‑stage contracting approach. The contract will be advertised with a base…
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