TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Jeff Fijalka, Principal Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Accepting as Complete Work Performed by EBS General Engineering, Inc. Regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Cycle 3 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Project (No Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Lee).
A) ACCEPT
B) AUTHORIZE
C) RELEASE RETENTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Formally accept as complete the EBS General Engineering, Inc. construction agreement for the CDBG Cycle 3 ADA Curb Ramp Project; and
2. Authorize the filing of a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder; and
3. Release the retention of $8,874.50 to EBS General Engineering, Inc.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The CDBG Cycle 3 ADA Curb Ramp Project construction agreement was awarded to EBS General Engineering, Inc. (EBS) for $176,030, with an authorized construction contingency amount of $17,603, for a total construction budget of $193,633. The contractor has completed all work for a total construction cost of $177,490 and is now requesting formal acceptance of the project.
After formal acceptance of EBS's work and the filing of the Notice of Completion, retention totaling $8,874.50 will be released to the contractor after a 35-day lien period. The unexpended amount of $16,143 from the Grants and Other Outside Funds will be disencumbered for use on other future CDBG projects.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach has participated in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program, implemented by the Los Angeles County Community Development Authority (LACDA), for the past 20 years. On April 15, 2014, the City Council approved the current Participating City Cooperation Agreement in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program. On June 6, 20...
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