Agenda - City of Santa Monica

The bids were evaluated on competitive pricing, understanding of the project’s scope,
direct experience with similar projects, approach to the work, technical competence,
qualifications of the proposed staff, and the ability to meet the project schedule.
On March 19, 2013, staff received documentation from the Center for Contract
Compliance, a nonprofit labor/management trust that monitors public works projects,
which contained debarment and litigation history of the principals of GRFCO, including
its officer and project manager, and their various related and affiliated entities, Garcia
Juarez Construction and Southern California Underground. T he Center for Contract
Compliance's documentation contain reports from the City of San Diego debarring the
two principals and their related entity, a temporary protective order against one principal
requested by the City of Riverside, CAL/OSHA citations, and lawsuits for non-payment
of prevailing wage. None of which were disclosed by GRFCO in the current bid. Staff
has verified the complaints against GRFCO staff and their various related and affiliated
entities.
Based on the information provided by the Center for Contract Compliance and the
inaccurate responses on GRFCO’s bid, staff deems GRFCO, Inc. a non-responsive,
non-responsible bidder and r ecommends Blois Construction, Inc. as the best bidder
based on their price, quality of services offered, and experience with similar projects.
Blois Construction, Inc. provided in excess of ten references for recently completed
projects. Staff contacted references for three representative projects from the City of
Ventura, County of Ventura, and City of Burbank. All references reported that the work
performed by Blois Construction, Inc. was completed in a timely and c ost-effective
manner while maintaining consistent quality. S taff also verified with the Contractors
State License Board that Blois Construction, Inc. and its subcontractors’ licenses are
current, active, and in good standing.
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