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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 - FY 2017-18 Traffic Signal Rehabilitation ProjectPORT CITY OF � SEW z NEWPORT BEACH <-FoaN'P City Council Staff Report April 10, 2018 Agenda Item No. 9 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311, dawebb@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Eric Loke, Senior Civil Engineer, eloke@newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3336 TITLE: FY 2017-18 Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project — Award of Contract No. 7314-1 (Project 18T01) ABSTRACT - Staff has received construction bids for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project at the Irvine Avenue and Westcliff Drive intersection and now requests City Council approval to award the construction contract to California Professional Engineering, Inc. of La Puente, California. RECOMMENDATION: a) Find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 (c) (maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use); b) Approve the project plans and specifications; c) Award Contract No. 7314-1 to California Professional Engineering, Inc. for the total bid price of $359,684.00, and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract; and d) Establish $36,316.00 (approximately 10 percent) contingency amount to cover the cost of unforeseen work not included in the original contract. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: There is sufficient funding available for the award of this contract. The following fund will be expensed: Account Description Traffic Signal Rehab. Program Account Number 01201927-980000-18T01 Total: Amount $ 396,000.00 $ 396,000.00 9-1 FY 2017-18 Traffic Signal Rehabilitation Project — Award of Contract No. 7314-1 April 10, 2018 Page 2 Proposed uses are as follows: Account Description California Professional Engineering, California Professional Engineering, DISCUSSION: Account Number Inc. Construction Contract Inc. Contingency Total: Amount $ 359,684.00 $ 36,316.00 $ 396,000.00 Public Works operates 123 city -owned traffic signals. Annually, a project is developed to replace and rehabilitate older traffic signals that have reached the end of their useful life. On average, two or three intersections are rehabilitated annually as part of this program. Due to escalating construction costs, only the Irvine Avenue / East 17th Street -Westcliff Drive traffic signal will be rehabilitated. The work will consist of replacing aging poles, cabinets, equipment and wiring to maintain the existing traffic signal operation in compliance with centralized communication to and from the Traffic Management Center (TMC) at the Civic Center. At 10 a.m. on March 21, 2018, the City Clerk opened and read the following bids for this project: The low bid amount is 4 percent below the Engineer's Estimate of $375,600.00. The low bidder, California Professional Engineering, Inc., possesses a California State Contractors License Classification "C-10" as required by the contract documents. A check of the contractor's references indicates satisfactory completion of similar projects for other public agencies. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 Class 1 (c) (maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENT: Attachment A - Location Map 9-2 Bidder Total Bid Amount Low California Professional Engineering, Inc. $ 359,684.00 2nd Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. $ 369,255.00 3rd DBX, Inc. $ 375,344.00 4th KDC, Inc., dba Dynalectric $ 377,994.00 5th Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc. $ 386,245.00 The low bid amount is 4 percent below the Engineer's Estimate of $375,600.00. The low bidder, California Professional Engineering, Inc., possesses a California State Contractors License Classification "C-10" as required by the contract documents. A check of the contractor's references indicates satisfactory completion of similar projects for other public agencies. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 Class 1 (c) (maintenance of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). 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