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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6785 for the improvement of Walnut Avenue between 3rd Street and 10th Street, award the project to and authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract with EBS General Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $945,112, plus a 10 percent contingency of $94,511, for a total of $1,039,623, and to execute any necessary amendments thereto. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
The infrastructure of Walnut Avenue between 3rd Street and 10th Street is in need of rehabilitation (vicinity map attached). The anticipated rehabilitation will consist of replacing damaged curbs, gutters and sidewalks, removing old asphalt and resurfacing the street with rubberized asphalt, reconstructing intersections to accommodate storm drain improvements, installing required accessibility improvements, new pavement markings, traffic striping, and vehicle loop detectors at signalized intersections. The portion of Walnut Avenue from 10th Street to Pacific Coast Highway was completed in April 2009.
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 March 24, 2011, and bids were opened May 11, 2011. 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
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, 509 firms registered on the website and were notified via automatic email notice, including 39 located in Long Beach...
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