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a. Award a contract to Teichert Construction, the lowest responsible bidder for the Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Project No. 1146, in the total amount of $3,811,840;
b. Approve the Performance and Payment Bonds executed and provided by Teichert Construction;
c. Authorize a contingency, not to exceed 10% of the contract amount or $381,184 to provide funding for approved contract change orders;
d. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks to execute the contract and, subject to the terms of the Public Contract Code, approve change orders to the contract that do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work; and
e. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks or the Director’s designee to execute a Certificate of Completion and record a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder when the Director or the Director’s designee determines that the contract is complete in all respects in accordance with the Plans and Special Provisions for the construction of the Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Project No. 1146.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Award a contract to Teichert Construction, the lowest responsible bidder for the Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Project No. 1146, in the total amount of $3,811,840;
b. Approve the Performance and Payment Bonds executed and provided by Teichert Construction;
c. Authorize a contingency, not to exceed 10% of the contract amount or $381,184 to provide funding for approved contract change orders;
d. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks to execute the contract and, subject to the terms of the Public Contract Code, approve change orders to the contract that do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work; and
e. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks or the Director’s designee to execute a Certificate of Completion and record a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder when the Director or the Director’s designee determines that the contract is complete in all respects in accordance with the Plans and Special Provisions for the construction of the Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Project No. 1146.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Project No. 1146, involves replacing the existing one-way, stop-controlled “T” intersection at Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade with a roundabout (Project). The project site is located at the intersection of Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade, approximately 10 miles southeast of the State Highway 1 and Carmel Valley Road intersection in unincorporated Monterey County, California.
In addition to the roundabout structure, the project includes minor widening on Carmel Valley Road to the northwest and southeast of the proposed roundabout, and on Laureles Grade to the northeast. These improvements will not add lanes or increase the intersection's capacity. The Project purpose is to improve the safety and access to the intersection.
This project was identified as a recommended roadway improvement in the 2016 Regional Roundabout Study prepared for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) and the 2018 Carmel Valley Road Corridor Study prepared for the Department of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP), formerly the Resource Management Agency (RMA). PWFP presented the results of these studies to the Carmel Valley Road Advisory Committee (Committee). The committee subsequently directed PWFP staff to procure a consultant to perform the design and environmental work for this project. The Committee directed PWFP to proceed with the Project by approving the use of a portion of the Carmel Valley Traffic Mitigation Fee (CVTMF) to fund the professional engineering services for the Project.
On February 4, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved the Professional Services Agreement with GHD Inc. to provide professional engineering services for the Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Request for Proposals #10679, and authorized the use of CVTMF for professional engineering services for the project.
On April 6, 2023, the Board of Supervisors found that the Project is categorically exempt per California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. On April 27, 2023, PWFP filed a Notice of Exemption for the Project with the State Clearinghouse (SCH), a division of the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), which coordinates State-level review of environmental documents prepared pursuant to CEQA. Throughout the Course of the project, staff in conjunction with Supervisor District 5 staff have been hosting townhall and workshops with the public.
On December 3, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the Plans and Special Provisions for the Carmel Valley Road and Laureles Grade Roundabout, Project No. 1146. The Project was subsequently advertised, and bids were opened on March 20, 2025. A total of four (4) bids were submitted for the project. The lowest responsible, responsive bidder was Teichert Construction with a bid of $3,811,840. The second bidder was Graniterock with a bid amount of $4,385,273. The third bidder was Precision Grade with a bid amount of $4,838,359.
Project construction is anticipated to begin in June 2025 and will take approximately one hundred eighty (180) working days to complete.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel-Risk Management and the Auditor-Controller's Office have reviewed and approved the Special Provisions as to form, insurance and indemnification provisions and fiscal terms, respectively. The Carmel Valley Road Advisory Committee recommended this project in 2018. Previously, staff applied for a grant from the Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) and successfully were awarded the grant.
FINANCING:
The total estimated Project cost, including engineering, construction management, and construction is $5,588,054. The Project is funded by the Road Fund, specifically Carmel Valley Traffic Mitigation Fees (CVTMF), Measure X and an AB2766 air resources grant from the Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD).
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
The Project will turn the existing Carmel Valley and Laureles Grade T-Intersection into a roundabout. The recommended action supports the following Board of Supervisors' Strategic Initiatives:
Economic Development
Administration
Health & Human Services
X Infrastructure
X Public Safety
Prepared by: Kyle Oyama, Project Manager II, (831) 755-5090
Reviewed by: J. Erich Rauber, PE, GE, Senior Civil Engineer (831) 755-5855
Reviewed by: Enrique Saavedra, PE, Chief of Public Works
Approved by: Randell Ishii, MS, PE, TE, PTOE, Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks
The following attachments are on file with the Clerk of the Board:
Attachment A - Contract for Public Work, Bonds, and Insurance
Attachment B - Project Budget
Attachment C - Bid Summary
Attachment D - Location Map