To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Advertisement for the Law Enforcement Training Structure, 11990 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
(1) APPROVE the design and bid documents, including the plans and specifications, for the Law Enforcement Training Structure, 11990 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton.
(2) AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to solicit bids to be received on or about July 23, 2025, and issue bid addenda, as needed, for clarification of the bid documents, provided the changes do not significantly increase the construction cost estimate.
(3) DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to publish, at least 14 calendar days before the bid opening date, the Notice to Contractors in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22037, inviting bids for this project.
(4) DIRECT the Public Works Director, or designee, to send notices by email or fax and by U.S. Mail to the construction trade journals specified in Public Contract Code Section 22036 at least 15 calendar days before the bid opening.
(5) DETERMINE that this activity is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(c).
(6) DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), or designee, to cause a CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) to be filed with the County Clerk and State Clearinghouse, and
(7) AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated construction cost $277,000 allocated by the Sheriff’s Office to be paid out of its department funds. (100% General Fund)
BACKGROUND:
The Law Enforcement Training Structure for the Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff will be for use as a critical incident training structure for the Sheriff and other local, state, and federal law enforcement and first responder agencies at the County’s Police Officer Standards & Training (POST) certified Law Enforcement Training Center at 11990 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton CA. Benefits of the project include the ability to provide County law enforcement personnel and first responders with training to acquire relevant specialized skills on a collaborative, standardized, affordable basis and to host other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and first responders in developing skills utilizing such a facility.
The project consists of constructing a concrete foundation, erecting a modular training tower already purchased by Contra Costa County from Fire Facilities, Inc. and bringing power to the training tower for a smoke fan, lights and outlets.
The training tower material purchase agreement to Fire Facilities, Inc. was previously approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 5, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve the construction of the Law Enforcement Training Structure, the County will not be able to provide the unique training opportunities afforded by having such a structure, and local law enforcement would be impacted in their training availability.