TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Joe Parco, City Engineer
Michael A. Guerrero, Principal Civil Engineer
SUBJECT: Title
Final Payment in the Amount of $83,322.98 to GMZ Engineering, Inc.; Formally Accept the Sepulveda Boulevard and 2nd Street Water Main Replacement Project as Complete; and Authorize the Filing of the Appropriate Notice of Completion and Release of Retention in the Amount of $58,967.67 (Public Works Director Olmos).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve a Final Payment in the amount of $83,322.98 to GMZ Engineering, Inc. for the Sepulveda Boulevard and 2nd Street Water Main Replacement Project;
2) Formally Accept the Sepulveda Boulevard and 2nd Street Water Main Replacement Project as complete; and
3) Authorize filing of the appropriate Notice of Completion and the release of retention in the amount of $58,967.67.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for this project has been appropriated by the City Council in the amounts indicated in Attachment No.1.
BACKGROUND:
This project is part of the City’s ongoing program to replace aging water mains within the City’s water distribution system. This project provided for construction of replacement water mains and new fire hydrants along Sepulveda Boulevard from Manhattan Beach Boulevard to 2nd Street and along 2nd Street from the Larsson Street Pump Station to the 2nd Street Pump Station. In addition, new or replacement pipes crossing Sepulveda Boulevard were constructed at 9th, 10th, and 11th Streets. According to City records, the existing water mains on the west side of Sepulveda Boulevard were approximately 90 years old. Replacing these mains and the main along 2nd Street will assure the longevity and dependability of the water system.
Sepulveda Boulevard is owned/operated/maintained by Caltrans and required a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for the proposed improvements along Sepulveda Boulevard. Caltrans approved the City’s request for the Encroachment Permit, however, since Sepulveda Boulevard is a heavily travelled commuter route Caltrans directed the City to complete the work at night (working hours from 9pm to 5am). Work not located on Sepulveda Boulevard (i.e. on local City streets) was completed during normal construction hours (7:30am to 5pm). On July 15, 2014, the City Council awarded the construction contract for the project to GMZ Engineering in the amount of $1,283,200.
DISCUSSION:
The Contractor has completed the work and is requesting formal acceptance of the work and final payment in the amount of $83,322.98. A five percent (5%) retention in the amount of $58,967.67 would be released upon the expiration of 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder. All work inspected by the Public Works Department has been found to be in conformance with the plans and specifications.
Attachments:
1) Sepulveda Water Main - Budget and Expenditures