TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: Casey Thompson, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Construction Contract for the Jefferson Avenue and Clinton Keith Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project, CIP 13072
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ABSTRACT
Approval of this contract will allow the City of Murrieta to rehabilitate approximately four miles of pavement on Jefferson Avenue and Clinton Keith Road. Construction will consist of grinding, asphalt overlay, signing and striping, and detector loops.
RECOMMENDATION
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Amend the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 and establish an appropriation of $3,400,000 using Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act Fund Unassigned Fund Balance into CIP No. 13072;
Award the construction Contract for the Jefferson Avenue and Clinton Keith Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project, CIP No. 13072, to R.J. Noble Company in the amount of $5,067,921.44;
Authorize a 15% construction contingency of $760,188.22; and
Authorize the City Engineer to approve contract change orders not to exceed 15% of the contract amount.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On July 7, 2026, City Council approved joint Resolution No. 26-4962, approving the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27, and the Fiscal Years 2026/27 to 2030/31 Capital Improvement Plan which included the Jefferson Avenue and Clinton Keith Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project, CIP No. 13072 (Vote 4-0).
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
This item aligns with the City Council goal to plan, program and create infrastructure development. This project is also a Tier 1 City Council priority. . The Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project, CIP No. 13072, is included in the Fiscal Years 2024/2025 - 2028/2029 Capital Improvement Plan adopted by the City Council.
DISCUSSION
The Jefferson Avenue and Clinton Keith Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project, CIP 13072, will rehabilitate Jefferson Avenue from Nutmeg Street to Los Alamos Road (approximately 1.9 miles in length) and Clinton Keith Road from the Western City Limit to Mitchell Avenue (approximately 1.9 miles in length). Improvements consist of the removal and replacement of failed pavement sections, full-width roadway grinding of existing asphalt, placement of asphalt rubber hot mix (ARHM) overlay, signing and striping, and detector loop replacement. CIP No. 13072 is funded by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB-1).
The City advertised the project on July 10, 2026, and received a total of eight (8) construction bids on July 30, 2026. The basis of the bid for determining the low bidder was defined in the specifications as the sum of the total base bid items and the additive bid item. The bid results are as follows:
Bidder Base Bid + Additive Bid Items
1. R.J. Noble Company $5,067,921.44
2. All American Asphalt $5,245,383.90
3. Hardy & Harper, Inc. $5,563,000.00
4. Eagle Paving LLC $5,795,000.00
5. Vance Corporation $5,800,885.40
6. Calmex Engineering, Inc. $6,007,991.20
7. Romero General Construction Corp. $6,313,313.00
8. Onyx Paving Company Inc. $6,370,000.00
In the event the cost to adjust manholes came in higher than expected, bid Item 52 “Single Adjust Sewer Manhole (EMWD)” and bid item 53 “Single Adjust Sewer Manhole (EVMWD)” were advertised as additive bid items in order to give Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) the opportunity to self-perform their own adjustments. Staff is working with EMWD and EVMWD to secure reimbursement agreements for the adjustment of their sewer manholes. These agreements are forthcoming and will be finalized shortly. The total reimbursable amount for Additive Bid Items 52 and 53 is $35,000 and will be received upon completion of the work.
The Public Works Engineering Department has reviewed the bids and determined that the item prices are consistent with today’s construction market and recommends that the contract be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, R.J. Noble Company, in the amount of $5,067,921.44 for the Total Base Bid and the Additive Bid Items, plus a 15% contingency of $760,188.22, for a total of $5,828,109.66.
PUBLIC NOTICING
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
CEQA AND REGULATORY OVERVIEW
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed contract amount to be awarded is $5,067,921.44, plus an additional 15% contingency amount of $760,188.22, for a total of $5,828,109.66.
Currently, CIP No. 13072 has an available appropriation of $2,725,100. Staff recommends an amendment to the Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 to establish an additional appropriation of $3,400,000 using Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Act Fund Unassigned Fund Balance into CIP No. 13072.
ATTACHMENTS
ATT 1 - Contract between the City of Murrieta and R.J. Noble Company
ATT 2 - Proposal from R.J. Noble Company
ATT 3 - Bid Summary
ATT 4 - Vicinity Map