TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Jeff Fijalka, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Accepting as Complete Work Performed by Asplundh Construction, LLC, Regarding the Underground Utility Assessment District 4 Project (Public Works Director Lee).
A) ACCEPT
B) AUTHORIZE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Formally accept as complete the Asplundh Construction, LLC construction contract;
2) Authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder; and
3) Release the retention of $218,977.30.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The construction contract for the Underground Utility Assessment District 4 Project (District 4) was awarded to Asplundh Construction, LLC (Asplundh) for a total not to exceed $4,526,052. Asplundh completed work on the project for a total cost of $4,379,545.90. Subsequent to acceptance of the work and the filing of the Notice of Completion, the retention amount of $218,977.30 will be released to the contractor.
Unexpended project contingency funds will remain available in the Utility Assessment District Contract Services account to address unforeseen issues that may arise prior to the removal of all overhead facilities and utility poles from the District. After the completion of all overhead wire and pole removal, any remaining construction funds will be refunded to the individual property owners within the district.
BACKGROUND:
District 4 is a 167-parcel underground utility assessment district in the southern portion of the City's Hill Section. The district is generally bounded by 1st Street to the north, Sepulveda Boulevard to the east, Boundary Place to the south, and Ardmore Avenue to the west.
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