LA County Board

42.\nRecommendation: Find that the use of the Best Value Construction Contracting\nfor Job Order Contracts (JOCs) 2601BV through 2610BV will result in reduced\ncosts and expedited completion of projects performed under these contracts in\naccordance with the Policy for Best Value Construction Contracting adopted by\nthe Board on August 14, 2018. Approve the following ten contractors for the\nBest Value JOC: Angeles Contractor, Inc.; Bitech Construction Co., Inc.; GMZ\nEngineering, Inc.; Harry H. Joh Construction, Inc.; MIK Construction, Inc.;\nMTM Construction, Inc.; New Creation Builders; R Brothers, Inc.; SJD & B,\nInc.; and Vincor Construction, Inc. Advertise the Best Value JOCs 2601BV\nthrough 2610BV for bids to the prequalified contractors to be received and\nopened on March 11, 2026, and separately advertise JOCs 2601 through 2610\nfor conventional low bids to be received and opened on March 11, 2026. Adopt\nthe February 2026 Job Order Construction Task Catalog and Specifications\nprepared by The Gordian Group, Inc., to be used for Best Value JOCs 2601BV\nthrough 2605BV, JOCs 2601 through 2605, and future JOC solicitations. Adopt\nThe SimpleBid Book Job Order Contracting Unit Price Book dated February\n2026, prepared by Facility Optimization Solutions LLC, to be used for Best\nValue JOCs 2606BV through 2610BV, JOCs 2606 through 2610, and future\nJOC solicitations. Find that the award of the Best Value JOCs 2601BV through\n2610BV or JOCs 2601 through 2610, and the related actions recommended\nherein, are not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).\nAuthorize the Director of Public Works to take the following actions:\n(Department of Public Works) ADOPT\nMake a determination that a statutorily insufficient number of best value\nbids were received, necessitating the opening and use of the alternate\nlow bids; that that a bid is nonresponsive and to reject a bid on that basis;\nto waive inconsequential and nonmaterial deficiencies in bids submitted;\nto evaluate and score bids in accordance with the requirements and\nto evaluate and score bids in accordance with the requirements and\nevaluation criterial stated in the bid documents; and to determine whether\nthe best value bidder or the lowest responsive responsible bidder for\neach of the JOCs has satisfied all conditions for contract award.\nAward and execute the Best Value JOCs 2601BV through 2610BV to the\nresponsive and responsible contractor determined to have submitted the\nbest value bid for each JOC, for a fee not to exceed $3,750,000 for the\nfirst year, and to establish the effective date of each JOC following\nreceipt of acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of\nrequired contractor insurance.\nExecute supplemental agreements with each contractor to extend the\nBest Value JOCs 2601BV through 2610BV for two additional one-year\nterms, and to increase the not-to-exceed amount of each JOC by up to\n$3,750,000 for each year (adjusted annually to reflect the percentage\nchange in the California Consumer Price Index), with the option to carry\nover any unspent money from the first to second option term.\nPublicly announce the award of the Best Value JOCs 2601BV through\n2610BV, along with a written decision supporting the award of the Best\nValue JOCs.\nIf the solicitation for the Best Value JOCs 2601BV through 2610BV\nresults in the submission of fewer than three responsive bids to the\nCounty for evaluation, award and execute JOCs 2601 through 2610 on\nthe basis of lowest bid price in accordance with the Instruction Sheet for\nPublishing Legal Advertisement. In such instance, determine that a bid is\nnonresponsive and to reject a bid on that basis; award to the next lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder; waive inconsequential and\nnonmaterial deficiencies in bids submitted; and determine, in\naccordance with the applicable contract and bid documents, whether the\napparent lowest responsive and responsible bidder has satisfied all\nconditions for contract award. Upon such determination, award and\nexecute proposed JOCs 2601 through 2610 to the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder(s), each contract for a not-to-exceed amount of\n$6,200,000, establish the effective date of the contracts upon receipt by\nthe Department of Public Works of acceptable Performance and\nPayment Bonds and evidence of required contractor insurance.\nIssue work orders under Best Value JOCs 2601BV through 2610BV, or\nJOCs 2601 through 2610, for projects that are not subject to the\nCalifornia Public Contract Code, including maintenance work, as\napplicable, in an amount not to exceed the maximum contract amount of\nthe JOC, subject to the limitation that the aggregate amount of all work\norders issued under a particular JOC does not exceed the maximum\ncontract amount upon receipt of funding authorization from the Chief\nExecutive Office or the appropriate funding source and subject to\ncompliance with CEQA.  (26-0828)\nBoard Letter\nOn-Call Project Management/Construction Management and Related\nServices