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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7011 for the Improvements of 10th Street between Cherry Avenue and Temple Avenue, and Atherton Street between Clark Avenue and Bellflower Boulevard; award a contract to Sequel Contractors, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA, for the Base Bid Section B and Additive A, (bid items 43 through 80), in the amount of $817,740, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $81,774, for a total contract amount not to exceed $899,514; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (Districts 2,4)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Sequel Contractors, Inc., for street improvements. The street infrastructure on 10th Street, between Cherry Avenue and Temple Avenue, is in need of rehabilitation. The rehabilitation work consists of replacing damaged curbs and gutters, driveways, alley entrances and sidewalks; trimming and root shaving trees; reconstructing areas of deteriorated pavement; cold milling and resurfacing the pavement; and installing pavement markers, markings, traffic striping, signing and curb paint. The vicinity map showing the project location is attached.
Due to a planned Los Angeles County Sanitation District sewer rehabilitation project also scheduled on Atherton Street, this portion is being postponed to preclude imposing a 5-year moratorium on the street, which would unreasonably delay the sewer project or force the Sanitation District to spend significantly more to repave the entire street. Therefore, the award is only for the 10th Street portion and the additive bid items. The Atherton Street portion will be re-bid after completion of the Sanitation District project.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on May 1, 2015 and 3,424 potential bidders specializing in construction were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 73 down...
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