TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Dewey Phan, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Award Construction Contract to Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. for the "Mt. Veeder Road MPM 3.5, RDS 25-18" Project
RECOMMENDATION
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Reject the low bid from Rehak General Engineering, LLC as non-responsive, award a Construction Contract to Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. for the Mt. Veeder Road MPM 3.5, RDS 25-18, and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $2,314,313 Expense; Capital Improvement Projects Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
On November 20, 2024, a 72-hour storm event caused slides near Mount Veeder Road mile post markers (MPM) 3.5. Additional precipitation that continued to early February of 2025 caused additional damage. There is only one lane of traffic available for both directions of traffic.
At MPM 3.5, the initial slide consists of a downslope failure on the northern side of the roadway where a portion of the road slid down the hillside threating the remaining portions of the road. This slide is approximately 270 feet long by 12 feet wide. In February 2025, the new storm event caused two additional slides located several hundred feet north of the existing slide. One slide is approximately 50 feet long by 5 feet wide and the other slide is approximately 66 feet long by 7 feet wide. The County intends to repair these three slides as one project under one construction contract.
The Board authorized advertising for the project on June 24, 2025, and Public Works staff opened bids on July 10, 2025, with the results listed below:
Rehak General Engineering, LLC Auberry, CA $1,520,049
Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. San Rafael, CA $1,616,616
E.E. Gilbert Construction, Inc. Martinez, CA $1,650,102
Ground Control, Inc. San Francisco, CA $1,671,689
The first lowest bidder, Rehak General Engineering, LLC, used the wrong proposal form in su...
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