City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/13/2018
TITLE:
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Contract Award to Urban Habitat Environmental Landscapes to construct the East Palm Canyon Median Hardscape Improvements
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FROM:
Contract Award to Urban Habitat Environmental Landscapes to construct the East Palm Canyon Median Hardscape Improvements.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff is recommending that the City Council:
1. Approve the award of a contract to Urban Habitat Environmental Landscapes in the amount of $142,556 to construct the East Palm Canyon Median Hardscape (Project); and
2. Approve an approximate 10% contingency on the contract in the amount of Fourteen Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Four Dollars ($14,444.00) for unforeseen construction contingencies; and
3. Approve $8,000 for inspection and testing, thereby, making the total encumbrance One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000) for the Project; and
4. Authorize the City Engineer to issue a Notice of Award and request bonds and insurance for the Project; and
5. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2016 the City Council authorized the reconstruction of Date Palm Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive, both from Perez Road to East Palm Canyon Drive (EPC). As part of that project, a median with concrete curbing was constructed in East Palm Canyon from the Date Palm Drive/East Palm Canyon intersection to the Sungate Way/EPC intersection. This median was not landscaped not improved at that time.
In addition, this past winter, the City of Cathedral City Public Arts Commission acquired two Betty Gold Sculptures. The EPC median was determined to be an optimal place for one of the pieces. On April 25, 2018, the City Council approved funding in the amount of $13,300 to assist in the placement of the chosen Betty Gold Sculpture and its respective lighting.
The median is intended to be environmentally friendly and will require no water or electrical power. To assist the City Staff in the ...
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