TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Director of Public Works
Prem Kumar, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Award a Construction Management Services Contract to Onward Engineering in the Amount of $50,000 for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Curb Ramps Construction Project (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Authorize the City Manager to execute a Construction Management Services Contract with Onward Engineering (OE) in the amount of $50,000 for the CDBG Curb Ramps Construction Project.
Authorize the City Manager to increase compensation up to an additional $10,000 (20%) if needed in case the project duration is extended due to unforeseen construction issues and the services provided by OE are still needed.
Y
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for the CDBG Curb Ramps Construction Project was approved as part of the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by the City Council in the amounts indicated in the Budget and Expenditure Report (Attachment No. 1).
The allocated CDBG funds must be utilized by April 2017 and all applicable documents submitted to the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission (LACDC) by June 2017.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach has participated in the CDBG Program implemented by the LACDC for the past 20 years. On September 6, 2016 the City Council conducted a Public Hearing and adopted Resolution No. 16-0054 authorizing the use of funds for the construction of accessible curb ramps consistent with the approved 2017-2021 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). This CDBG Curb Ramps Construction Project will remove existing curb barriers to construct 55 accessible curb ramps at 31 street intersections near schools and other high pedestrian use areas throughout the City (see Attachment 2, CDBG Curb Ramps...
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