i represent cal state constructors. we are a local small-business certified by the human rights commission and have been doing quite a bit of work over the past years in the wake of pump stations and treatment plant works. we are here today to oppose this staff recommendation to request ww-522 not be awarded to monterey mechanical. the contract was an originally advertised with an estimate of $8 million to $9 million. the existence of the 10 persons died preference -- 10% preference was made clear by city staff. subsequently, we understand that one or more large outside contractors lobbied the project staff to increase the value of the project to exceed the $10 million threshold. to take away the local business preference set forth under chapter 14b. the value of the project was increased in size through a series of addendums the added work and increased the engineer's estimate in excess of $10 million. the low bid submitted by monterey mechanical were both under $10 million. if the 10% bid preference was still in effec