TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Helen Shi, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Rejecting All Bids Received for the Manhattan Beach Boulevard Eastbound Left-Turn Improvement at Aviation Boulevard Project Funded by Measure M (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0055
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-0055 rejecting all bids received on March 21, 2024 for the Manhattan Beach Boulevard Eastbound (MBB) Left-Turn Improvement at Aviation Boulevard Project (Project) and authorizing staff to re-bid the Project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This project is funded by a Measure M grant from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). There is no fiscal impact associated with the rejection of all bids received for this project.
BACKGROUND:
On July 5, 2022, the City Council approved a Funding Agreement with Metro for $1,200,000 to fund the development of design plans and specifications and construction of the Project.
Currently, the eastbound left-turn pocket length on MBB at Aviation Boulevard is 200 feet, which accommodates approximately 10 queueing cars. Due to the high demand for eastbound left-turning traffic, especially during the peak commuting periods, and insufficient storage capacity in the eastbound left-turn lane, vehicles are queued into the number one eastbound through-lane impeding through traffic.
The proposed Project will elongate the existing eastbound left-turn lane pocket from approximately 200 feet to 330 feet. The scope of the Project includes the reconstruction of the median island located on MBB west of Aviation Boulevard. The Project would not require the removal of on-street parking and would keep the currently allowed eastbound U-Turn ...
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