Paradise awards three on‑call construction management contracts under $23.5M aggregate cap

The Paradise Town Council voted to award three on‑call construction management contracts to expand the town’s capacity for design, inspection and materials testing on capital projects.

Public Works Director and Town Engineer Mark Maddox told the council the contracts are designed to provide environmental review specialists, design subconsultants, construction managers, inspectors and certified materials‑testing laboratories when the town’s staff capacity is insufficient. Council was presented with a three‑year base performance period and two optional one‑year extensions; staff set an aggregate not‑to‑exceed cap of roughly $23,500,000 across the three firms to match projected peak demand over the contract period.

Maddox said the work is expected to support projects funded by FEMA, the Federal Highway Administration, HUD/HCD, Caltrans and Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) allocations. He described on‑call task orders as project‑specific scopes that will be charged to each capital project’s budget when issued.

Staff reported six firms responded to the solicitation, two proposals were non‑responsive and a three‑member evaluation committee recommended awarding contracts to Unico, Somas and CONSOR. Maddox said each task order under the on‑call agreements will have its own not‑to‑exceed amount and that firms are not guaranteed work unless task orders are issued.

Council members pressed staff on the relationship between the town’s $713 million capital improvement program (a mix of funded and unfunded needs) and the $23.5 million on‑call cap. Maddox clarified the $713 million is the adopted CIP figure showing funded and unfunded needs; the $23.5 million cap is based on fully funded projects that staff expects will move into construction over the coming years.

The motion to award the contracts passed by roll call vote.