City Council
MEETING DATE: 10/12/2016
TITLE:
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Contract Award to CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. for the Whitewater Bike Path and Contract Amendment with ALTA Planning and Design for Related Professional Services
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the award of a contract with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. in the contract bid amount of $3,165,171.74 to construct the Cathedral City Whitewater Bike Path; authorize the City Engineer to negotiate with CT&T to reduce the construction contract to approximately $2,750,000, include an approximate 10% contingency on the negotiated bid amount for unforeseen construction contingencies, include $40,000 for inspection and testing services, and approve a Time and Materials Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with ALTA Planning and Design not to exceed $100,000, thereby, making the estimated encumbrance $3,200,000.00; 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
Cathedral City Whitewater Bike Path (Project). The City proposes to construct a paved bicycle/pedestrian path on the west levee of the Whitewater River between Vista Chino and Ramon Road. The work will be performed within the existing Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District right-of-way.
On November 16, 2015, Council approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) to complete the Cathedral City Bike Path, which is planned on the west bank of the Whitewater River Channel between Vista Chino Drive and Ramon Road. Cathedral City hired the same design and environmental consulting firms that were working on CV Link so that the Cathedral City Bike Path would be designed c...
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