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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. R-7163 and award a contract to C.S. Legacy Construction, Inc., of Ontario, CA, for the Long Beach Boulevard Pedestrian Improvements Project, in the amount of $2,486,828, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $373,024, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,859,852; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $1,722,000, offset by Federal Highway Funds from Caltrans (STPL-5108(183)), approved by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro);
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $1,722,000, offset by transfer of Federal Highway Funds from the Capital Projects Grant Fund; and
Accept Categorical Exemption No. CE-21-040. (Districts 6,7)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with C.S. Legacy Construction, Inc., for the construction of the Long Beach Boulevard Pedestrian Improvements Project (Project).
On January 16, 2007, the City Council authorized staff to apply for grant Caltrans Federal Highway funding for the Project under the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) 2007 Call for Projects. A grant for the project, in the amount of $ 1,722,000, was subsequently approved by the Metro Board of Directors on September 27, 2007. On January 25, 2010, the Metro Board of Directors executed the Funding Agreement for the Project. Since 2010, the Public Works Department has been coordinating with multiple agencies through planning, permitting, design, and formal approval processes so construction on the Project can begin. During this time, staff have also been working to set aside the additional required funding needed to complete the Project while also delivering other priority p...
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