Oxnard staff recommends $7.2 million Onyx Paving contract for neighborhood street resurfacing

Tamara Flynn, construction project manager at Public Works Engineering, told the Oxnard City Council that staff recommends awarding a construction contract to Onyx Paving Company for the citywide neighborhood street resurfacing project, phase 1, and allocating a total project budget of $7,207,209.50.

Flynn said staff recommends that the mayor execute an agreement with Onyx Paving Company for $6,006,007.50, approve a 10% construction contingency of $600,601, and set a 10% project allocation for engineering, inspection, survey and project management of $600,601 — for a not-to-exceed construction total of $6,606,608.50 and an overall project budget of $7,207,209.50.

The project covers selected streets in the Cabrillo, Sierra, El Rio West, Rose Park, Pleasant Valley and Southwinds neighborhoods. Flynn said the average pavement condition index for streets included in the project ranges between 30 and 40, and that corrective mill-and-overlay work will be used on the most damaged streets while slurry seal preservation treatments will be applied to less-deteriorated segments; about 23% of the work is pavement preservation.

Flynn described the procurement: a notice inviting formal bids was published Jan. 9, bids were opened Feb. 11, and the city directly distributed information to 30 contractors registered with the city. Four bids were received: Onyx Paving Company ($6,006,007.50), Toro Enterprises ($6,128,564.60), Granite Construction Company ($8,218,495.05) and CA Rasmussen ($10,752,944.70). "The lowest bidder was Onyx Paving Company," Flynn said, and after investigation staff found the contractor compliant with city business requirements and recommended awarding the contract to Onyx.

Flynn said the recommended project funding sources include the general fund, Measure O, the street maintenance fund, state grant funds and the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account fund, plus budget appropriations of $127,968 from the water operating fund and $87,978 from the wastewater operating fund (totaling $215,946). She also said staff will unappropriate $158,998 from the road maintenance and rehabilitation account fund to reflect a pro-rata CalRecycle rubberized pavement grant award for the project.

Flynn noted that La Colonia phase 3 was originally next in the paving schedule but has been delayed by right-of-way disagreements with seven property owners; staff moved forward with the phase-1 neighborhoods to avoid delaying other scheduled work. She also said there is a possibility of using tax allocation bond proceeds for Southwinds because part of the project lies in that project area and that a future staff report could be presented to the council on that option.

The transcript records Flynn's presentation and staff recommendations but does not include a council motion or vote on the contract or appropriations. The recommendation will appear on the council agenda for consideration and formal action by the council.