Memorandum
Date: October 1, 2024
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Lars Ewing, Public Services Director
Subject: Consideration of the Award of Bid No. 24-13 for the Lucerne Harbor Dredging Project in the amount of $211,700 to Marz Engineering
Executive Summary:
On August 28, 2024, bids were received and publicly opened for the Lucerne Harbor Dredging Project. Two bids were received and the apparent lowest responsible bidder was Marz Engineering of Ukiah, CA. Please see the attached bid tabulation.
In consideration of only two bids being received, as well as the significant discrepancy between Marz Engineering’s bid and that of the next lowest bidder, staff communicated with Marz Engineering to ensure that their bid factored in the payment of prevailing wage and compliance with other labor laws as mandated by California Labor Code section 2810. Furthermore, Marz Engineering included with their bid submittal the mandatory Prevailing Wage and Related Labor Requirements Certification document, further establishing Marz Engineering’s acknowledgment to pay prevailing wage and conform to other labor laws.
The project is fully funded through Budget Unit 1781, Special Projects. A local workforce participation discount was included in the project specifications; however, the discount did not impact the calculation of the low bidder.
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Recommended Action: Approve the award of Bid No. 24-13 for the Lucerne Harbor Dredging Project in the amount of $211,700 to Marz Engineering; and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement and the Notice of Award