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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7053 for the 3rd Street and Broadway Cycle Track Project; award a contract to Sully-Miller Contracting Company, of Brea, CA, in the amount of $1,834,000, authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $183,400, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,017,400; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contact, including any necessary amendments;
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $253,153, offset by a transfer from the General Services Fund (IS 385) in the Technology and Innovation Department (TI); and
Accept Caltrans’ NEPA/CEQA Re-Validation CE 201008004.
(Districts 1,2)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Sully-Miller Contracting Company (Sully-Miller), for the construction of the 3rd Street and Broadway Cycle Track Project (Project).
The Project will reconfigure the 1.1-mile bicycle boulevard along 3rd Street and Broadway, between Golden Avenue and Alamitos Avenue (Attachment A). The existing parking-protected bike lanes will be relocated from the left side of the street to the right side with enhanced green road markings at intersections and driveways. The new configuration will provide seamless bike connections with existing and forthcoming bike facilities east of Alamitos Avenue. The Project includes new median bus stop islands, parking meters, striping, and signage.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on April 5, 2017, and 4,626 potential bidders specializing in construction services were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 101 downloaded the bid via the City's 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 P...
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