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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 34825 with Palp, Inc., dba Excel Paving Company, Long Beach, CA, to increase the contract authority by $88,671, for a revised amount of $428,527, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $64,280, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $492,807, due to unforeseen conditions on the Redondo Avenue and Anaheim Street Intersection Improvements Project. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
On October 10, 2017, the City Council awarded a contract to Palp, Inc., dba Excel Paving Company, for construction of the Redondo Avenue and Anaheim Street Intersection Improvements Project (Project). The Project widens and improves the intersection of Redondo Avenue at Anaheim Street to reduce traffic congestion and enhance multimodal safety. The Project includes enhancements to bus stops and traffic signals for pedestrians and bicyclists. Existing non-compliant curb ramps at the intersection will be removed and reconstructed for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. The Project limits extend approximately 200 feet north, south, east, and west of the intersection.
The Project was bid in accordance with the grant funding requirements and the City’s bid procedures. During construction of the Project, unforeseen field conditions were encountered that resulted in the unanticipated removal and replacement of full roadway sections. An unmarked, shallow conduit was encountered and additional traffic loops and pull boxes were installed. Solutions were engineered and change orders negotiated, which increased the Project cost and duration.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda T. Vu on November 8, 2018 and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on November 9, 2018.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on December 4, 2018, to ensure timely Project completion.
FISCAL IMPACT
The revised total contract amount will not exceed ...
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