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Valley Center approves $666,122.70 contract for Arbor Valley Phase 2, contingent on letter of credit
Summary
The council voted to award Arbor Valley Phase 2 to Meese Construction for $666,122.70, contingent on receipt of a letter of credit; the project is expected to add about 28 homes and came in well below the engineer's $850,000 estimate.
Valley Center council members voted to award the Arbor Valley Phase 2 street and infrastructure contract to Meese Construction for a base bid of $666,122.70, contingent on the city’s receipt of a required letter of credit.
Brent Clark of SCH presented the bid tabulation and told the council the city received six qualified bids, a change that he said has helped bring the low bid well under the engineer’s estimate of roughly $850,000. Clark said the work will extend Arbor Valley Phase 1 westward and enable about 28 additional homes in the subdivision. Art Marquez, the developer, attended the meeting and was available to answer questions.
Councilmember Gage (first reference: SEG 355) recommended making the award contingent on the letter of credit; the motion, made by a council member and seconded, included authorization for the mayor to sign the agreement once the letter is received. Council discussion affirmed the contingency before the motion passed by voice vote.
The contract award follows routine procurement and financing steps; staff told council the letter of credit was delayed by bank processing but was expected by week’s end. No individual vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: staff will confirm receipt of the letter of credit and return documentation to the contract file so the mayor may execute the agreement.
