City Council

9. Contract Award For The City of La Verne Fire Station No. 1 Living Quarters Gender Compliance Improvement Project. This action will award a construction contract to the Contractor with the lowest responsive bid submitted for the City of La Verne Fire Station No. 1 Living Quarters Gender Compliance Improvement Project. Bids were opened on January 6, 2026.\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Reject the bid submitted by Oasis Design & Construction for failure to submit a completed and signed bid proposal form;\n2. Reject the bid submitted by Co Brothers LLC, for failure to submit a completed bid due to missing information on the required Subcontractor List;\n3. Award a construction contract for the subject project to First Trade LLC DBA YMC in the amount of $489,000;\n4. Authorize staff to issue change orders not exceeding 10% of the construction budget for a total possible construction contract cost of $537,900;\n5. Authorize staff to issue a purchase order for construction management and inspection up to the amount of $40,740 to RKA Consulting Group to manage the Construction Phase of the Project; and,\n6. Appropriate $243,750 in funds to the project (CF2306) budget.