To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Adoption of Best Value Procurement Policy Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 20155
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ADOPT the Contra Costa County Best Value Procurement Policy in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20155.
2. AUTHORIZE the Director of Public Works, or designee, to implement the Best Value Procurement Program for qualifying public works projects in excess of $1,000,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the adoption of this policy. Fiscal impacts for individual projects utilizing the Best Value method will be evaluated and presented to the Board at the time of project-specific authorization. The use of Best Value procurement is intended to reduce overall project costs by mitigating change orders and claims through the selection of highly qualified contractors.
BACKGROUND:
Public Contract Code 20155 establishes a program for California Counties, including Contra Costa County, authorizing the award of Design-Bid-Build construction contracts for projects of more than $1,000,000 to the bidder who offers the proposal that affords the best value to the County based upon the evaluation of price and pre-identified qualitative criteria, including contractor qualifications.
Traditional low-bid procurement requires the County to award contracts to the bidder with the lowest price, regardless of their specific expertise or past performance on complex facilities. The Best Value procurement approach allows consideration of qualitative factors such as contractor experience with complex site conditions, project staffing, and the proposed technical approach when pre-qualifying and selecting contractors. The County has previously used best value procurement for Design-Build and progressive Design-Build contracts. Unlike Design-Build, which combines design and c...
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