Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AN AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PROJECT NO. 1611: TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL AVENUE AND DIMONDALE DRIVE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Project No. 1611: Traffic Signal Installation at the intersection of Central Avenue and Dimondale Drive is included in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) list (Exhibit No. 1).
City Council approved the plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) and authorized staff to advertise the work and call for construction bids on October 6, 2020. The project was advertised from November 2020 to February 4, 2021. Six bids were received and opened by City Clerk on February 4, 2021. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder is Crosstown Electrical and Data, Inc. (Crosstown) with a bid in the amount of $393,986.00.
The project is subject to the requirement of the City's Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The selected contractor and all subcontractors have an obligation to comply with all of the terms of the PLA.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. AWARD a Construction Contract for Project No. 1611: Traffic Signal Installation at the intersection of Central Avenue and Dimondale Drive in the amount of $393,986.00 to the lowest responsible bidder, Crosstown Electrical and Data, Inc.
2. AUTHORIZE the expenditure of construction contingency, if necessary, in the amount of $59,097.90 (15%) for change orders such as the removal and remediation of contaminated soil, substructure conflicts, and other unforeseen construction work that may be required to design this project as specified in the contract.
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute a construction contract following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
4. APPROPRIATE $453,083.90 from the unreserved, undesignated Measure M Fund account 281-80-820-904-8023 to cover the construction cost of this project.
5. ADOPT Resolut...
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