LA County Board

37. East Los Angeles Monument Improvements Project Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Adopt the plans and specifications that are on file and\nreadvertise for bids at an estimated construction contract amount between\n$900,000 and $1,400,000 for the East Los Angeles Monument Improvements\nProject (Project) (1); readvertise for bids to be received before 11:00 a.m. on\nJanuary 7, 2025; find that the Project and current recommended actions are\nwithin the scope of a previously approved exemption from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act; and authorize the Director of Public Works, acting\nas the Road Commissioner, to take the following actions: (Department of\nPublic Works) ADOPT\nOpen and examine bids received at a public meeting called by the\nDirector and determine whether the bid of the apparent responsible\ncontractor with the lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact, responsive\nand, if not responsive, determine which apparent responsible contractor\nsubmitted the lowest responsive bid;\nAward and execute a construction contract for the Project with the\nresponsible contractor with the lowest responsive bid within or less than\nthe estimated cost range, or that exceeds the cost range by no more than\n15% if additional funds have been identified; and\nExtend the date and time for the receipt of bids, allow substitution of\nsubcontractors and relief of bidders, approve and execute change orders\nwithin the same monetary limits delegated to the Director, accept the\nProject upon its final completion, and release retention money withheld.\n(24-5516)