TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: James Reese - Associate Engineer
SUBJECT: Reject all Bids and authorize the Director of Public Works to re-advertise the Chiles Pope Valley Road Bridge Replacement RDS 15-23 Restoration and Monitoring Project.
RECOMMENDATION
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Reject all bids and authorize the Director of Public Works to re-advertise for sealed bids and opening of the bids at a time, date and location to be published by the Director of Public Works pursuant to Sections 20150.9 and 20150.8, respectively, of the Public Contract Code for the Chiles Pope Valley Road Bridge Replacement RDS 15-23 Restoration and Monitoring Project. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
On January 23, 2024, the Board awarded a construction contract to Gordon N. Ball of Alamo, CA for the Chiles Pope Valley Road Bridge over Chiles Creek Project, RDS 15-23. Gordon N. Ball's bid was $6,246,113 and at award the Board also approved a budget amendment of $9,181,038 to fund the construction. The Chiles Pope Valley Road Bridge over Chiles Creek Project is approximately 2.1 miles north of Highway 128 and was replaced in the spring, summer, and fall of 2024, and only minor bridge construction work remains. One such item remaining is to install the irrigation system and plants for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) required mitigation.
Due to the work in Chiles Creek, Napa County entered into Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement No. NAP-30757-R3 with the CDFW, along with section 401 permit WDID # 2 CW449251 with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board to includes mitigation measures to limit temporary and permanent impacts of the bridge replacement. The CDFW Agreement prescribes restoration practices be implemented and monitored for up to ten (10) years.
This project was advertised for bids on July 21, 2025, with a bid opening date of August 21, 2025. This project received only one bid which exceeded...
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