Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Agreement with Bay Area Lightworks, Inc. for the Bunker Hill Drive and Avenue Alhambra Safe Routes to Schools Pedestrian Improvements Project [State Fund No. HSIPSL-5935(086), County Project No. RW937, County Project File No. E5049]
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing the President of the Board of Supervisors to execute an agreement with Bay Area Lightworks, Inc., for the Bunker Hill Drive and Avenue Alhambra Safe Routes to Schools Pedestrian Improvements Project in the amount of $249,943; and
B) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to:
1. Execute subsequent change orders to grant time extensions for project completion and payment up to a maximum aggregate amount not to exceed $24,994.30, or approximately 10 percent of the agreement amount; and
2. Approve payment up to the not-to-exceed amount of $274,937.30 for items requiring adjustment based on unit bid prices without execution of a change order; and
3. File a Notice of Exemption for a California Environmental Quality Act Categorical Exemption.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 28, 2023, this Board adopted Resolution No. 079474, which adopted plans and specifications, including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements, and called for sealed proposals for the Bunker Hill Drive and Avenue Alhambra Safe Routes to Schools Pedestrian Improvements Project (Project).
DISCUSSION:
On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, bids were accepted for the Project and subsequently referred to the Department of Public Works (Department) for checking and recommendation. Two bids were received for this Project, all of which were greater than the Engineer's Estimate. Based on a review of the information submitted and the current construction climate, the Department finds the proposed cost for the items of work to be reasonable and ...
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