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W A I I N I N I. N G Y I I I E ' ' RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES .a �11 W& Board Memorandum F UBI_ IC U 'T' IL, I 'r 'IE5 BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: MAY 1, 2015 ITEM NO: 11 SUBJECT: BID NO. 7289 — AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE PLAZA SUBSTATION BLOCK WALL CONSTRUCTION - MAGNOLIA PLAZA RELIABILITY PROJECT - WORK ORDER NO. 1227700 ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of award for the Plaza Substation Block Wall construction contract, Bid No. 7289, to the lowest responsive bidder, Genesis Construction of Hemet, California, in the amount of$640,777. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the award of a contract for Plaza Substation Block Wall, Bid No. 7289, to the lowest responsive bidder, Genesis Construction of Hemet, California, in the amount of $640,777. BACKGROUND: The Magnolia-Plaza Reliability Project (MPRP) was approved by the Board of Public Utilities (Board) on December 7, 2012, to maintain electric service reliability and capacity needs in the City of Riverside. MPRP includes site improvements and physical expansion of the Plaza Substation on Elizabeth Street east of Magnolia Ave. Bid No. 7198 included street improvements, electrical underground installations, and block wall construction for the Plaza substation improvements. The single bid was considered non-responsive because the bidder did not meet the specified experience qualification. On July 18, 2014, the Board rejected all bids for Bid No. 7198 for the site preparation and improvements at Plaza Substation. After reducing the project scope, the block wall construction package was rebid as Bid No. 7268. Bid No. 7268 produced two bids. One bid was deemed non-responsive due to violations of the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act. The second and lowest responsive bid exceeded the engineer's estimate by 76%. Award of this bid would have adversely impacted the project budget. On October 17, 2014, the Board rejected all bids for Bid No. 7268. Staff further revised the specifications and reduced the scope of work in order to attract a wider pool of bidders. Bid No. 7289 was issued on February 26, 2015, specifically for the installation of a new block wall at Plaza Substation. This revised bid successfully attracted a large pool of bidders. Ten bids were received on March 23, 2015 with the following results: Bidder Bid Total Evaluation Genesis Construction, Hemet, California $640,777 Lowest responsive bid Act 1 Construction, Inc., Norco, California $677,711 2 nd Lowest responsive bid