To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: AWARD and AUTHORIZE Job Order Contracts to A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction, Mark Scott Construction, Inc. and Ground Control, Inc. for Class A horizontal construction work, maintenance and improvements, Countywide.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
(1) APPROVE contract General Conditions, Technical Specifications, and Construction Task Catalog for Job Order Contract HA001, HA002 and HA003 (JOC HA001, JOC HA002 and JOC HA003).
(2) DETERMINE that A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction, Mark Scott Construction, Inc. and Ground Control, Inc. submitted the three lowest responsive and responsible bids for the award of job order contracts.
(3) AWARD job order construction contracts for horizontal construction work, maintenance and improvements to be performed pursuant to the Construction Task Catalog to A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction (JOC HA001), Mark Scott Construction, Inc. (JOC HA002) and Ground Control, Inc. (JOC HA003), in the amount of $3,000,000 each, for a term of one year and DIRECT that the Public Works Director, or designee, prepare the contracts.
(4) DIRECT that A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction, Mark Scott Construction, Inc. and Ground Control, Inc. shall submit two good and sufficient security bonds (performance and payment bonds) in the amount of $3,000,000.
(5) ORDER that, after A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction, Mark Scott Construction, Inc. and Ground Control, Inc. has signed the job order contracts and returned them, together with the bonds, evidence of insurance, and other required documents, and the Public Works Director has reviewed and found them to be sufficient, the Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized to sign the contracts for the Board.
(6) ORDER that, upon signature of the job order contracts by the Public Works Director, or designee, any bid bonds posted by such bidders are to be exonerated and any checks or cash submitted for security shall be returned.
(7) AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to sign any escrow agreements prepared for this project to permit the direct payment of retentions into escrow or the substitution of securities for monies withheld by the County to ensure performance under the contracts, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300.
(8) AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to order changes or additions to the work pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20142.
(9) AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to increase the value of JOC HA001, JOC HA002 and JOC HA003, by change order(s), up to a contract limit of $6,210,000, but in no case to more than the amount permitted under Public Contract Code Section 20128.5.
(10) DELEGATE, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 4114, to the Public Works Director, or designee, the Board’s functions under Public Contract Code Section 4107 and 4110.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Job orders under the job order contracts will only be issued when there is an approved project and funding. The contract value can range from a minimum of $0 to a maximum of $6,210,000.
BACKGROUND:
In order to be efficient in delivering projects, the County needs to employ a variety of project delivery methods. One such method is Public Contract Code Section 20128.5, which authorizes counties to award one or more individual annual contracts for Class A horizontal construction work, maintenance and improvements to be done according to unit prices. Class A licensed work generally consists work on roads, flood control infrastructure, airports, parks, and landscaping, such as but not limited to, pavement repairs and replacement, crack seal, slurry seal, skin patching, asphalt concrete cold planning, pavement leveling, shoulder widening, hot mix asphalt paving, storm damage repair work, rock slope protection, slope stabilization, culvert repair work, concrete structure repair work, vegetation planting and maintenance, and park improvements and maintenance. Once an annual contract is awarded, individual projects are then done through written job orders performed by the job order contractor at the unit prices bid for the annual contract. Such job order contracting (JOC) is a project delivery tool that has been proven to reduce costs, save time, and increase productivity.
The JOC Program has been a valuable construction project delivery tool for the term of the JOC contracts. As the expiration date and maximum contract amounts have or are reached for the existing job order contracts, other projects are still eligible to be accomplished under the JOC program. On June 9, 2026, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Public Works Director, or designee, to solicit for job order contracts for horizontal construction work, maintenance and improvements, and bring to the Board recommendations to award up to four contracts. Bids were invited by the Public Works Director, and on July 20, 2026, the Public Works Director received 9 bids for the job order contracts. The scope of work performed under the job order contracts will be determined by individual job orders using the Construction Task Catalog. The three lowest responsive bidders are being recommended for contract award. The contracts are being awarded based on the lowest Award Criteria Figure (ACF) that is calculated by each bidder using the award criteria figure formula percentages required by each job order using adjustment factors called out in the bidding documents. Bid documents for Job Order Contracts HA001, HA002, HA003, and HA004 including construction task catalog and construction specifications for typical work, were prepared for the Public Works Department by the County’s job order contracting consultant, The Gordian Group, Inc. The general prevailing wage rates are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and will be the minimum rates paid on the projects covered by the annual Job Order Contracts. Nine (9) bids for Job Order Contracts HA001, HA002, HA003 and HA004 were received and opened by the Public Works Department on July 20, 2026 and the bid results are as follows:
|
BIDDER |
AWARD CRITERIA |
|
A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction |
1.0784 |
|
Mark Scott Construction, Inc. |
1.0890 |
|
Ground Control, Inc. |
1.1120 |
|
Aztec Consultants |
1.1207 |
|
Covenant Technical Solutions, Inc. |
1.1276 |
|
Kerex Engineering, Inc. |
1.13XX |
|
Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction, Inc. |
1.1530 |
|
Rodan Builders, Inc. |
1.2926 |
|
Aventus NV, Inc |
1.3880 |
Staff has determined that the three lowest bids received from A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction; Mark Scott Construction, Inc.; and Ground Control, Inc. are responsive. The Public Works Director recommends the Board award the job order contracts for this project to A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction (JOC HA001), Mark Scott Construction, Inc. (JOC HA002) and Ground Control, Inc. (JOC HA003).
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements will be determined and addressed on a project-by-project basis as projects occur. Each of the job order contractors will perform outreach required under the County’s Outreach Program for the work to be performed under each job order in excess of $175,000.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If these JOC contracts are not awarded, the County will not have sufficient resources to complete many of the County capital improvement construction projects involving horizontal construction work, maintenance and improvements that Public Works is tasked with completing.