TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Tim Birthisel, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Formally Accepting as Complete the Cycle 2 Storm Drain Infrastructure Improvement Project Constructed by Ramona, Inc. (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0076
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Formally accept as complete the Cycle 2 Storm Drain Infrastructure Improvement Project constructed by Ramona, Inc.;
2. Authorize filing of the appropriate Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office;
3. Approve release of retention for $31,655.16 to Ramona, Inc.
4. Adopt Resolution No. 22-0076 authorizing the City Manager to execute Contract Change Order #3 (Final) with Ramona Inc. for $41,394.97 under the Cycle 2 Storm Drain Infrastructure Improvement Project contract for unanticipated storm drain repairs completed on The Strand and 41st Street and The Strand and 43rd Street. (Attachment);
5. Authorize a contract change order to increase the contract with Ramona, Inc. by an additional $7,428.20 to cover the cost of the emergency repairs.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for the Cycle 2 Storm Drain Infrastructure Improvement Project is approved in the Stormwater Fund within the City's approved Capital Improvement Plan. The City awarded a construction contract award to Ramona, Inc. for a total not to exceed $625,675, an amount which included an authorized construction contingency amount of $81,600. The original contract work was completed at the cost of $591,708.23.
During the course of construction, unanticipated and urgent repair work needed to be performed as significantly deteriorated pipes and sinkholes were discovered at three locations. As Ramona Inc. was already on-site perfor...
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