Cambria board rejects bid for Santa Rosa Well 4 access road, authorizes formal rebid

The Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors voted unanimously May 29 to reject the informal bid submitted for the Santa Rosa Well 4 access road and sewer improvement project and to authorize staff to rebid the project under the formal competitive bidding procedures required by state law.

General Manager Matthew McElhenie introduced the item and explained the bid review. No public comment was recorded on this agenda item. Director Michael Thomas moved to reject the bid on the grounds that the bid amount exceeded statutory limits permitted for informal bidding procedures and to authorize staff to proceed with a formal rebid; Director Debra Scott seconded. The motion passed on a 5–0 vote (Farmer, Dean, Gray, Scott and Thomas).

The minutes state the rejection was due to the bid exceeding limits for the informal process and that formal bidding procedures required by state law should be used for the rebid. The board’s action directs staff to proceed with the formal competitive process for procurement of the access road and sewer improvements.

Next steps recorded in the minutes are for staff to prepare the project for solicitation under formal bidding rules; the minutes do not specify a timeline or estimated cost.