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 construct the Project on July 16, 2015. The call for bids was circulated to Southern California Plan Rooms as well as being advertised in newspapers of local and regional circulation. Sealed bids for the Project were received on August 11, 2015. Six contractors submitted bids as follows:
Granite Construction Company Indio, Ca. $134,520.00
Matich Construction San Bernardino, Ca. $169,000.00
RG General Construction Yucaipa, CA $180,761.50
All American Asphalt Corona, CA $186,450.00
Vance Corporation Rialto, CA $189,434.00
Hardy & Harper Santa Ana, CA $216,400.00
The Engineer’s estimate of cost for the Project is $166,672.00. The complete bid tabulation is attached for reference.
Granite Construction has recently completed numerous similar projects, including the South City Pavement Rehabilitation project in Cathedral City in 2014.
Contingent upon City Council approval and award of the construction contract on August 26, 2015, the following represents how the Project is expected to proceed:
City Council Awards Contract August 26, 2015
Issue Notice to Proceed September 28, 2015
Construction (20 Working Days) Thru October 23, 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
The project is Categorically Exempt through the CEQA and NEPA processes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Staff time will be required to perform Project oversight management and other related services.
Contingency Funding: Staff recommends that the City Council approve an approximate fifteen percent contingency to cover unforeseen work or events during the project construction phase. This amount would be $19,480, making the total construction contract encumbrance amount $154,000.00.
Additional funds will be required to provide construction inspection and materials testing. The funding identified below includes $20,000 for these costs.
Council approved $200,000 for the Project in the 2014 CDBG Action Plan. Those funds are available for this project.
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Fund Name |
Account Number |
Amount |
Budget |
|
CDBG |
251-8891-XXXX |
$174,000.00 |
Existing Capital |
Adequate funding is available to support the award of the contract and contingency required to construct the Project.
ATTACHMENTS:
Corregidor Drive Bid Tabulation
Granite Construction Contract