City Council
MEETING DATE: 8/26/2015
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Contract Award to Granite Construction for Corregidor Drive Street Improvements
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the award of a contract with Granite Construction in the contract bid amount of $134,520.00 to construct the Corregidor Drive Street Improvements; and approve an approximate 15% contingency on the contract in the amount of Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Dollars ($19,480.00) for unforeseen construction contingencies, thereby, making the total encumbrance One Hundred Fifty-four thousand dollars ($154,000) for the Project; and authorize the City Engineer to issue a Notice of Award and request bonds and insurance for the Project; and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Cathedral City, requested bids from qualified contractors to construct the
Corregidor Drive Street Improvements (Project). The City proposes to rehabilitate the pavement and construct curb, gutter and sidewalks. All of the work will be performed within the existing right-of-way. The project is located within the City of Cathedral City and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA).
DISCUSSION:
In general, the Project consists of furnishing all labor, materials, necessary tools, equipment, supervision and transportation required for the rehabilitation of the existing Corregidor Drive street pavement and construction of curb, gutter and sidewalk. All work and resulting improvements will fully comply with the currently adopted Coachella Valley State Implementation Plan (CVSIP) for PM - 10 control regulations, including Best Management Practices during the construction process.
The Project construction period is limited to 20 working days.
Staff circulated a call for bids to con...
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