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Board awards $9.22 million recycled-water construction contract after competitive bids
Summary
The Mendocino City Community Service District voted to award the recycled-water construction contract to Gilotti Construction Inc. for $9,218,230 after receiving four bids; staff and the project consultant said the low bid came in substantially below the engineer's estimate and the board vetted bidder qualifications before voting.
The Mendocino City Community Service District on Tuesday voted to award the construction contract for its recycled-water project to Gilotti Construction Inc. for $9,218,230.
Matt Kennedy of GHD, the district's project consultant, told the board four firms bid on the project and the engineer's estimate was about $11.7 million. "The low bid was actually substantially lower," Kennedy said, noting the low-bidder priced several large bid schedules — notably the distribution piping and treatment-plant improvements — significantly below the estimate. The board reviewed bidders' registration, bid bonds, subcontractor lists and references before moving forward.
Kennedy described reasons the low bidder's price was lower on some items — lower mobilization and traffic-control costs, and the bidder's plan to build much of the project in dry-season conditions — and said he had checked references including operators on a similar project in Ukiah who reported positive experience working with the bidder. Chair pro tem noted staff had confirmed required bid documents and certifications were present in every responsive packet.
A motion to award the contract to Gilotti Construction Inc. carried on the board's voice vote. The award includes the base bid and elected alternates as listed on the meeting agenda; board members also authorized the superintendent to manage routine contract administration within the limits of grant and board-authorized funds.
