HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 - Mariners Village Landscape Improvements• CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 12
March 23, 2004
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
R.Gunther, P.E.
949 - 644 -3311
rgunther @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: MARINERS VILLAGE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS — COMPLETION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT NO. 3612
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Accept the work.
. 2. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
3. Authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials bond 35 days after
the Notice of Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable
portions of the Civil Code.
4. Release the Faithful Performance Bond 1 year after Council acceptance.
DISCUSSION:
On June 24, 2003, the City Council authorized the award of the Mariners Village
Landscape Improvements contract to Belaire -West Landscape Inc. The contract
provided for the installation of new landscaping and irrigation equipment along the
northerly sidewalk and center median of Coast Highway from Riverside Avenue to
approximately 600 feet south of Tustin Avenue. The landscape improvements
consisted of palm trees and low height shrubs. The palm trees are located in 5 -foot by
5 -foot planter areas with tree grates or shrub plantings at the base of the trees. The
project included the removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk, and trenching of
pavement in Coast Highway to install irrigation crossovers. There was also minor traffic
signal modification work involved in the contract. The contract has now been
• completed to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department.
SUBJECT: Mariners Village Landscape Improvements - Completion And Acceptance of Contract No. 3612
March 23, 2004
Page 2
A summary of the contract cost is as follows:
Original bid amount: $295,940.00
Actual amount of bid items constructed: 286,600.00
Total amount of change orders: 9,975.00
Final contract cost: $296,575.00
The decrease in the amount of actual bid items constructed under the original bid
amount resulted from a decreased cost for irrigation crossings and tree grates. The
final overall construction cost including change orders was 0.21 percent over the
original bid amount.
One change order in the amount of $9,975.00 was issued and provided for additional
work to install electrical service conduit and surface paving.
Environmental Review:
A Categorical Exemption, Section 15303, Class 3, was filed with the County Clerk on
May 10, 2002 for this project.
Funding Availability:
Funds for the project were expended from the following account:
Account Description
General Fund
Account Number
7014- C2700500
Amount
$296,575.00
The original contract completion date was December 4, 2003. Due to a change in trees
and delivery times and a delay in the electrical service connections, the contract was
extended to February 7, 2004. All work was completed by the revised completion date.
Prepared by:
R. Gu ther, P.E.
Construction Engineer
E
•
1]