HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 - C-3667 - 32nd Street Tide Valve ReplacementCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 12
June 28. 2005
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: 32ND STREET TIDE VALVE REPLACEMENT — COMPLETION AND
ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT NO. 3667
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 8, 2004, the City Council authorized the award of the 320tl Street Tide Valve
Rehabilitation contract to GCI Construction, Inc. This contract provided for replacement
of a manual tide gate valve located at the corner of 32 Id Street and Newport Boulevard
with a motorized tide gate valve. The contract has now been completed to the
satisfaction of the Public Works Department. A summary of the contract cost is as
follows:
Original bid amount: $77,970.00
Actual amount of bid items constructed: $82,440.00
Total amount of change orders: $5,877.00
Final contract cost: $88,317.00
The increase in the amount of actual bid items constructed over the original bid amount
resulted from the need for additional paving and curb and gutter. The final overall
construction cost including Change Orders was 13.25 percent over the original bid
SUBJECT: 32n° Street Tide Valve Replacement t - Completion And Acceptance of Contract No. 3667
June 28, 2005
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amount. The City Manager has given his written authorization to exceed the original
contract by over 10% per City Council Policy F -3.
Two Change Orders in the amount of $5,877.00 provided for the addition of a ladder
into the structure and rewiring of the electric motor.
Environmental Review:
This project is determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the CEQA Implementing Guidelines at the time
the project was authorized by the City Council. This exemption covers the maintenance
and alteration of existing public facilities with negligible expansion of the facilities in
areas that are not environmentally sensitive.
Funding Availability:
Funds for the project were expended from the following accounts:
Account Description Account Number Amount
Tide and Submerged Land 7231- C3170722 $84,970.00
Storm Drain Imp. Program 7012- C5100008 $3,347.00
Total $88,317.00
All work was completed on May 27, 2005. The scheduled completion date was
December 27, 2005. The construction of this contract was delayed at the request of
staff due to the rain season and coordination with the Ocean Tides.
Prepared by:
R. Gunt er, P.E.
Construction Engineer
Submitted b
eph . Badum
Publi� orks Director