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Contractor raises bid‑protest and transparency concerns as board passes consent items; Public Works responds
Summary
A small Contra Costa contractor used the public comment period at the July 8 Board of Supervisors meeting to object to contract awards and bid‑protest handling by the county's Public Works Department; Public Works responded and the board approved the consent calendar.
A small Contra Costa contractor used the public comment period at the July 8 Board of Supervisors meeting to object to contract awards and bid‑protest handling by the county's Public Works Department. The board approved its consent calendar later in the meeting, but allowed Public Works to respond to the contractor's concerns.
Mike Villa of MVP Construction told the board he has participated in the county JOC program for five years and said his firm has not received project assignments despite meeting performance standards. Villa also alleged the county planned to award a purchase order to a bidder that submitted an explicitly non‑compliant bid—“1 that explicitly excluded a special warranty,” he said—while his fully compliant, lower bid was disregarded.
Public Works response
Jeff Acuff, Division Manager of Capital Projects Management for Public Works, told the…
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