Farwest given Rainbow MWD contract for Rainbow Valley Cathodic Protection Project

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

Farwest Corrosion Control Company was awarded the Rainbow Municipal Water District contract for the Rainbow Valley Boulevard Cathodic Protection Project.

A 4-0 Rainbow board vote Dec. 7, with Pam Moss absent, granted the bid protest Farwest filed against low bidder Corrpro Companies, Inc., and awarded Farwest the contract for the Downey company’s bid amount of $524,703.14. The board also made findings that the project is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.

In January 2019, Rainbow’s board awarded HDR a professional services co...