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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 - West Ocean Front Alley Water Main ReplacementCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 7 November 12, 2008 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Public Works Department Patrick Arciniega 949 -644 -3347 or parciniega @city.newport- beach.ca.us SUBJECT: WEST OCEAN FRONT ALLEY WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT —14T" STREET TO MCFADDEN SQUARE - AWARD OF CONTRACT NO. 4007 Recommendations: Approve the project plans and specifications. 2. Award Contract No. 4007 to John T. Malloy Inc. for the Total Bid Price of $629,580.00, and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the contract. 3. Establish an amount of $62,958.00 (10 %) to cover the cost of unforeseen work. DISCUSSION: At 10:00 a.m. on October 30, 2008, the City Clerk opened and read the following bids for this project: TOTAL BID AMOUNT $629,580.00 $658,950.00 $669,000.00 $791,480.00 $893,345.00 $928,400.00 $1,110,000.00 $1,113,400.00 $1,196,228.00 $1,202,520.00 $1,308,475.00 $5,447,100.00 * Corrected Bid Amount The low total bid amount is 17.2% percent below the Engineer's Estimate of $760,000.00. Because of the downturn in the construction industry, contractor pricing is becoming very aggressive as reflected in the low bid price. Contractors have stated that they are building these jobs at cost to keep their crews busy. The low bidder, John T. Malloy, Inc., possesses a California State Contractors License Classification A as required by the project specifications. A check of the Contractors references indicates they have satisfactorily completed similar projects for other municipalities including several projects for the City of Newport Beach. BIDDER Low John T. Malloy, Inc. 2 GCI Construction 3 Atlas- Allied Inc. 4 Boudreau Pipeline Const. 5 West Valley Const. Co. 6 Garcia Juarez Const. Inc. 7 J. De Sidio Const. Inc. 8 Ken Thompson Inc. 9 Cedro Const. Inc. 10 Steve Bubalo Const. 11 Ross A. Guy & Sons Inc. 12 Southern CA Pipeline TOTAL BID AMOUNT $629,580.00 $658,950.00 $669,000.00 $791,480.00 $893,345.00 $928,400.00 $1,110,000.00 $1,113,400.00 $1,196,228.00 $1,202,520.00 $1,308,475.00 $5,447,100.00 * Corrected Bid Amount The low total bid amount is 17.2% percent below the Engineer's Estimate of $760,000.00. Because of the downturn in the construction industry, contractor pricing is becoming very aggressive as reflected in the low bid price. Contractors have stated that they are building these jobs at cost to keep their crews busy. The low bidder, John T. Malloy, Inc., possesses a California State Contractors License Classification A as required by the project specifications. A check of the Contractors references indicates they have satisfactorily completed similar projects for other municipalities including several projects for the City of Newport Beach. W. Ocean Front Alley Water Main Replacement —Award of Contract No. 4007 November 12, 2008 Page: 2 On September 23, 2008 Underground Utilities District Assessment District (AD) 99 -2 was approved by property owners to underground the overhead utility lines in this W. Ocean Front Alley. This water main project was designed, scheduled and bid contingent on the passing of AD 99 -2. The City's Capital Improvement Program coordinates renovation, maintenance and upgrading of the water and sewer utilities and alley repaving with the timing of the assessment districts whenever possible. This allows the City to maximize the amount of utility work done in these alleys while minimizing the impact to the homeowners. Pursuant to the Contract Specifications, the Contractor will have 60 consecutive working days to complete the work from the Notice to Proceed. Environmental Review: This project was determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 of the CEQA Implementing Guidelines. This exemption covers the infill developments within urbanized areas. Public Notice: The Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the City's official publication and in construction industry publications. Prior to starting work, two City prepared notices will be distributed by the contractor to both residents and businesses. The first notice will be distributed ten days before work in the area and the second notice 48 hours prior to starting work in the area. Geotechnical, Material Testing, and Survey Services: Geotechnical, material testing, and survey services are included within the construction contract and will not be required for this project. Funding Availability: There are sufficient funds available in the following account for the project: Account Description Water Enterprise Sewer Main Replacement Proposed uses are as follows: Vendor John T. Malloy Contracting John T. Malloy Contracting Prepared by: Patrick Arcinieg Senior Civil Engineer Attachments: Project Location Map Account Number 7501- C6002000 7531- C7002000 Total Purpose Construction Contract Construction Contingency Total Submitted Amount $ 592,538.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 692,538.00 Amount $ 629,580.00 $ 62,958.00 $ 692,538.00 Works Director , I BALBOA BOULEVARD Y 1 MCfADDEN- I - ' 1 f I PLACE V ( � - ♦ F. , , �� I ' SHEETI ti •, t ,. ; I � t 1 1 ! _� S I fi / r _ i I iI I � �..-..- .COURTA L'FNb _•yy �_. -�.. .. - ...Y�F �y SHEET3 t NFR Ng, BALBOA BOULEVARDm BF(EEi4 _ I Jr- SHEE45 ! ' SHAT ! 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