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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6968 for the Rehabilitation of Redondo Avenue, between 2nd Street and Anaheim Street; award the contract to Nobest, Inc., of Garden Grove, California (SBE, not an MBE, WBE, DBE or Local), for the base bid in the amount of $1,789,000 and the additive bid in the amount of $361,460, for a total of $2,150,460; authorize a ten percent contingency in the amount of $215,046, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,365,506; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (Districts 2,3,4)
DISCUSSION
The street infrastructure on Redondo Avenue between 2nd Street and Anaheim Street is in need of rehabilitation. The rehabilitation work consists of replacing damaged curbs and gutters, driveways, alley entrances, sidewalks and the trimming or shaving of tree roots; reconstructing areas of deteriorated pavement; cold milling and resurfacing the pavement; modernizing the Broadway and Redondo Traffic Signal; and installing pavement markers, markings, traffic stripping, signing and curb paint. The project will also include concrete bulb-outs at three of the four corners of the Broadway and Redondo intersection, as well as an enhanced concrete crosswalk. A vicinity map showing the project location is attached.
This project was advertised in the Press-Telegram on October 4, 2013, and 2,443 potential bidders specializing in construction were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 83 sets of bid documents were purchased or downloaded 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
and was also sent to several trade publications and plan rooms catering to these groups within the construction industry. A bid announce...
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