City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/22/2015
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Contract Award to Hardy & Harper, Inc. for the Date Palm Drive Street Improvement Project, I-10 to Varner Road
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the award of a contract with Hardy & Harper, Inc. in the contract bid amount of $386,165.00 to construct the Date Palm Drive Street Improvements, I-10 to Varner Road; and approve an approximate 15% contingency on the contract in the amount of Fifty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($58,835.00) for unforeseen construction contingencies, thereby, making the total encumbrance four hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($445,000) 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
Date Palm Drive Street Improvements. The City proposes to rehabilitate the pavement on Date Palm Drive from Interstate 10 to Varner Road. 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).
DISCUSSION:
In general, the work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, necessary tools, equipment, supervision, and transportation required for construction of the rehabilitation of existing street pavement. All work and resulting facilities 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 Date Palm Drive Street Improvements on...
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