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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6675 for the improvement of Easy Avenue between 20th Street and 27th Street; and authorize City Manager to award the contract to Imperial Paving Inc., in an estimated amount of $1,161,550 plus a 15 percent contingency amount, if necessary. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
The pavement on Easy Avenue between 20th Street and 2th Street is in need of rehabilitation. The rehabilitation work consists of replacing damaged curbs, gutters, and sidewalk, removing and replacing bituminous surfaces, cold milling, resurfacing the pavement, improvement of bus stop street pads, and installing new pavement markings, traffic striping, curb painting, and loop detectors. A vicinity map of the area is attached as Exhibit A.
City Council's adoption of the plans and specifications and award of the contract to the lowest responsible 'bidder are being recommended concurrently in order to expedite implementation of this project. The project was advertised for bid on June 30, 2008, and bids were opened on July 30, 2008. Information regarding Imperial Paving Inc., is provided on the attached contract awards document as Exhibit B. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Categorical Exemption No. CEP-212-04 has been issued for this project.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda Trang on August 12, 2008 and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on August 18, 2008.
SUSTAINABILlTY
The project will include the installation of debris deflectors, and trash/bacteria filter inserts into catch basins located along this stretch of roadway to treat and improve the quality of the storm water runoff from these streets.
In addition, all ofthe old asphalt material to be removed under this contract (2,000 tons) will be recycled into new asphalt or utilized as base material on other street projects. This equates to 1,400 times the tons of trash disposed by a typical Long Beach family over a one-year period.
The street will be resurfaced with asphalt containing up to 15 percent recycled material as well as recycled rubber from old tires. It is estimated that up to 2,400 tires will be recycled through the use of rubberized asphalt in this project.
Finally, 80 tons of road base made from recycled concrete, rock, sand, and asphalt will be utilized in this project and all concrete work will include recycled waste ash diverting these materials from our landfills.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on September 2, 2008 to authorize commencement of this Public Works project. Construction is projected to begin in January 2009 and should take approximately 30 working days.
FISCAL IMPACT
The contract award is for an estimated amount of $1,161,550 plus a 15 percent contingency amount of $174,233, if necessary. Sufficient funds to cover the contract are budgeted in the Transportation Fund (SR 182) in the Department of Public Works (PW). The funding sources are Proposition C and Proposition A.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael P. Conway
Director of Public Works
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PATRICK H. WEST |
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