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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6779 for the improvements of Stearns Street between Studebaker Road and Stevely Avenue, and authorize City Manager to award and execute the contract with All American Asphalt, in an estimated amount of $199,199, plus a 10 percent contingency amount of $19,919, if necessary, for a total of $219,118, and any amendments thereto except for an increase in the contract price. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The infrastructure of Stearns Street from Studebaker Road to Stevely Avenue is in need of rehabilitation. The rehabilitation work will consist of replacing damaged curbs, gutters, and resurfacing the street with rubberized asphalt, and installing required accessibility improvements, new pavement markings, traffic striping, and vehicle loop detectors at signalized intersections. A vicinity map of the area is attached.
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 bids on September 3, 2010, and bids were opened on September 22, 2010. In addition to placing an advertisement for bids in the Long Beach Press Telegram, bid documents were made available through the City’s weblink at, http://www.PlanetBids.com
in a continuing effort to increase participation of local businesses, Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women Owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). Bid documents were also sent to several trade publications and plan rooms catering to these groups within the construction industry.
For this bid, 471 firms registered on the website were notified via automatic email notice including 55 located in Long Beach. Fifteen sets of bid documents were purchased by prospective bidders, and eight bids were received. Of those firms, one is a local business a...
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