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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7037 for the construction of the Shoreline Drive (between Ocean Boulevard and Linden Avenue) Traffic Improvements; award a contract to All American Asphalt, of Corona, CA, in the amount of $505,505, and authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $101,101, for a total contract amount not to exceed $606,606; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with All American Asphalt for traffic improvements to Shoreline Drive, between Ocean Boulevard and Linden Avenue. The main purpose of the project is to provide enhanced pedestrian, bicyclist and vehicular access to the Alamitos Beach Parking Lot and beach area located at Shoreline Drive and Ocean Boulevard. The project consists of installing traffic signal improvements at Shoreline Drive and the Alamitos Beach Access Road, new striping and signagefor a Class 2 bike path, a new pedestrian sidewalk, landscaping and irrigation improvements, and an ADA accessible ramp from the intersection of Shoreline Drive and the Alamitos Beach Access Road, to the Alamitos Beach Parking Lot.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on September 28, 2015, and 3,607 potential bidders specializing in construction were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 78 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division's website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division's weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 22 groups that represent local, minority and women-owned businesses. The bid documents were also sent to several trade publications and plan rooms catering to groups withi...
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