Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES, AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS FOR PROJECT NO. 1670: CHARLES WILLARD STREET IMPROVEMENT FROM CENTRAL AVENUE TO WILMINGTON AVENUE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Project No. 1670, Charles Willard Street Improvement from Central Avenue to Wilmington Avenue, is listed in the City’s FY 21/22 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). This project will be funded by the Dominguez Technology Center West Assessment & Authority Bonds.
The project includes pavement rehabilitation, tree removal and replacement, concrete reconstruction, such as curb, gutter and sidewalks.
The Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) for the improvements for Project No. 1670, Charles Willard Street Improvement from Central Avenue to Wilmington Avenue, has been completed and is ready for construction bids. The PS&E are on file in the City Engineer’s Office. The estimated construction cost is $450,443.00.
It is requested that the City Council approve the PS&E and authorize staff to advertise for construction bids.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the plans, specifications and estimates, and order the work for Project No. 1670, Charles Willard Street Improvement for FY 2021/22.
2. AUTHORIZE staff to advertise the work and call for construction bids for Project No. 1670, Charles Willard Street Improvement.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT APPROVE the PS&E and the call for bids.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Project No. 1670, Charles Willard Street Improvement from Central Avenue to Wilmington Avenue, is listed in the City’s FY 21/22 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). This project is programmed for FY 2021-2022 and funded by the Dominguez Technological Center West Assessment & Authority Bonds, and the estimated construction cost is $450,443.00.
These assessment district bonds were originally issued as part of the original development of the Dominguez Technology Center and the debt service is paid by an assessment on the property tax bills within the district. They funded the original construction of the streets. The bonds were refunded and refinanced in 2019 to take advantage of the historic low interest rate environment and the lower interest rates created a pool of approximately $2,000,000 in funds that could be used for additional improvements. Because of the nature of the Assessment District, the refunding proceeds need to be used for public improvements located within the district boundaries. This project is one of several to be paid from this fund.
Charles Willard Street is an east-west four lane arterial street zoned for light and heavy industrial, and commercial land uses. Charles Willard’s approaches to Bishop Ave. are not directly aligned with each other, so this project consists of two segments of Charles Willard and is approximately 0.8 miles in length. The first segment from Central Avenue to Bishop Avenue is 0.33 miles, and the second segment from Bishop Avenue to Wilmington Avenue is 0.39 miles. The project includes slurry sealing, tree removal and replacement, and repair of damaged sidewalks. The required concrete improvements were identified as outlined in the 2017 Sidewalk Assessment Report (SAR) completed for the City, and will repair and restore concrete to City standards, meeting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. The required slurry sealing is per recommendation outlined in the City’s most recent Pavement Management Program (PMP).
The plans and specifications for Project No. 1670: Charles Willard Street Improvement from Central Avenue to Wilmington Avenue have been completed by in-house staff in the Engineering Services Division of the Public Works Department and are now ready to be advertised for construction bids.
The approximate timeline for the project is as follows:
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Approval of PS&E |
October 19, 2021 |
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Advertise Notice Inviting Bids |
November 2021 |
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Award of Construction Contract |
December, 2021 |
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Contact Execution |
February, 2022 |
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PO Issuance |
March 2022 |
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Start of construction |
April 2022 |
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Completion of construction |
July 2022 |
V. FISCAL IMPACT
No funding is being requested as part of this staff report. Staff is merely asking for approval of the PS&E and authorization to advertise the work for construction bid. The preliminary estimated construction cost of the project is $450,443.00 and it is anticipated that DTC funding will be used to cover the construction cost of this project. There will be no impact on the City’s General Fund FY 2021/22.
Anticipated project costs:
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Description |
Estimated Project Cost |
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Construction Cost |
$390,820.00 |
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Construction Contingency (15%) |
$ 58,623.00 |
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Publication / Printing |
$ 1,000.00 |
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Total |
$450,443.00 |
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Location Map (pg. 4)
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Prepared by: Gilbert Marquez, P.E. City Engineer & Vernon Villanueva, P.E., Associate Civil Engineer