Report to Mayor and City Council
Monday, April 17, 2017
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO OHL USA, INC. FOR PROJECT NO. 1515: CARSON STORMWATER CAPTURE FACILITY AT CARRIAGE CREST PARK (CITY COUNCIL)
Body
I. SUMMARY
Project No. 1515: Carson Stormwater Capture Facility at Carriage Crest Park (Project No. 1515) is one of the projects in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). (Exhibit No. 1), and will assist the City of Carson (City) in complying with its stormwater permit requirements. This project is funded by Caltrans in the amount of $13,000,000.00, and by the County of Los Angeles in the amount of $5,720,000.00 (which includes a 10% contingency). In the future, the City and the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts will enter into a separate long-term agreement for the use and maintenance of the facility.
On February 15, 2018, staff completed an Invitation for Bids (IFB) seeking experienced and qualified contractors to construct, and install precast concrete modular units in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared for Project No. 1515.
The IFB was advertised through PlanetBids and the Daily Journal, from February 15, 2018 to March 27, 2018. Three bids were received and opened by the City Clerk on March 27, 2018. Staff determined OHL USA, Inc. to be the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder, with a bid amount not-to-exceed $11,198,500.00. Staff is requesting that the City Council award a construction contract to OHL USA, Inc. (Exhibit No. 2).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. AWARD a construction contract to OHL USA, Inc., the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder for Project No. 1515: Carson Stormwater Capture Facility at Carriage Crest Park, in an amount not-to-exceed $11,198,500.00.
2. AUTHORIZE the expenditure of a construction contingency, if necessary, in the amount of $1,679,775.00 (15%) for any change orders and unforeseen construction work such...
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