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6.3A Page 2 Existing watermains, located under the sidewalk in this project area, are in need of replacement. Staff included replacement of the watermains in this project to achieve some economy and to limit disruption resulting from multiple construction projects. As part of the work of this project, staff proposes to replace approximately 800 feet of watermain along El Camino Real, Brewster Avenue, and Broadway. The city routinely replaces sections of the water distribution system that have a history of service disruptions due to age, excessive maintenance requirements, and/or capacity limitations as provided for in the Capital Improvement Program. Funds from the Water Fund Capital Projects - Distribution System Replacement Program are budgeted for the portion of work to replace the watermain. The five (5) bids received at bid opening on August 26,2009, are summarized below: Bidder Bid Amount Redgwick Construction Co. - Newark $1,413,582.80 Joseph J. Albanese, Inc. - Santa Clara 1,416,327.00 Granite Rock Company DBA, Pavex Construction Division - San Jose 1,467,700.00 Top Grade Construction, Inc. - Foster City 1,551,175.00 McGuire and Hester - Oakland 1,689,999.00 Engineer's Estimate $1,559,000.00 Recommended Bidder: Redgwick Construction Co. Substantiation: Redgwick Construction Co. is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The base bid of $1,413,582.80 from Redgwick Construction Co. is 90/0 lower than the engineer's estimate of $1,559,000.00 for the cost of construction. Staff attributes this variance to a highly competitive bidding environment. Based upon the bids received, staff believes that the low base bid of $1 ,413,582.80 is reasonable and recommends awarding the contract to Redgwick Construction Co. AL TERNA TIVES Council may choose not to award the contract, which would be contrary to prior Council action and could result in the forfeiture of federal grant funds. FISCAL IMPACT A total of $1,162,000.00 in ARRA and CMAQ grant funds have been awarded specifically for the streetscape work of this project. Council is asked to approve budget resolutions to program these grant funds for intended use. Funds have been previously appropriated for the administrative and contingency costs of this project as Capital Projects Fund - ECR Grand Boulevard Improvements with an available balance of $82,725.18. Funds for the work to replace the watermain have been previously appropriated as Water Fund Capital Projects - Distribution System Replacement Program with an available balance of $682,888.04. Project balances quoted are preliminary as of September 8, 2009.