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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6880 for Cape Seal - 1st Street from Junipero Avenue to Orizaba Avenue; Josie Avenue from Rendina Street to De Leon Street; and Anaheim Road from Clark Avenue to El Prado Avenue; and award the project to, and authorize City Manager to execute the contract with Intermountain Slurry Seal, Inc., in an estimated amount of $219,924, plus a 15 percent contingency amount of $32,989, if necessary, for a total of $252,913, and any amendments thereto except for an increase in the contract price. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
The subject residential streets are deteriorated and in need of rehabilitation. As part of the residential street repair program, Public Works is testing a new overlay application referred to as Cape Seal. This new application can be used on street deteriorated beyond the application limit of a slurry seal, and may extend the life of a street by up to 20 years. The work will consist of application of an initial coat of rubberized asphalt, followed immediately by a thin cover layer of gravel embedded into the asphalt coat by heavy rollers, and completed within the week with an application of slurry seal and traffic striping. This process is more costly than a slurry seal, but less than an asphalt overlay. If successful, this process may result in more streets being repaired with fewer dollars. 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 March 3, 2011, and bids were opened on March 29, 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, http://www.PlanetBids.com
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