LA County Board

39.\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nSouth Whittier Community Bikeway Access Improvements Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Approve the South Whittier Community Bikeway Access\nImprovements Project (Project), with an estimated construction contract amount\nbetween $18,000,000 and $27,000,000 and a total project budget of\n$31,900,000, and adopt plans and specifications for the Project. Funding for all\ncurrent fiscal year anticipated preliminary and construction engineering\nexpenditures for this project are available in the Road Fund (B03-Capital\nAssets-Infrastructure and Services and Supplies), Public Works - Special Road\nDistrict 4 Fund (CP4-Services and Supplies), and the Fourth Supervisorial\nDistrict's Transportation Improvement Program in the Measure M Local Return\nFund (CN2-Capital Assets-Infrastructure and Services and Supplies) and\nProposition C Local Return Fund (CN9-Capital Assets-Infrastructure and\nServices and Supplies) Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget. Funding for future years\nwill be requested through the annual budget process. Advertise for bids when\nready. Find pursuant to California Public Contract Code, Section 3400 (c) (2),\nthat it is necessary to specify designated items by specific brand name in order\nto match other products in use on a particular public improvement either\ncompleted or in the course of completion. Find that the proposed actions are\nnot a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. Authorize the\nDirector of Public Works to take the following actions: (Department of Public\nWorks) ADOPT\nDetermine whether the bid of the apparent responsible contractor with\nthe lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact, responsive and, if not\nresponsive, to determine which apparent responsible contractor\nsubmitted the lowest responsive bid.\nAward and execute a construction contract for the Project to the\nresponsible contractor with the lowest apparent responsive bid within or\nless than the estimated cost range that exceeds the estimated cost range\nby no more than 15%, if additional funds have been identified.\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 make required findings and release\nretention money withheld.\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nAuthorize the Acting Chief Executive Officer to modify Section 19.13.2 of the\nCountywide Community Workforce Agreement by and between the County and\nthe Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council\nand the Signatory Craft Councils and Local Unions so that the section will not\napply to the Countywide Community Workforce Agreement projects funded by\nFederal Highway Administration grant funds. (25-5680)\nBoard Letter