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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
September 28, 2010
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
By: John Oskoui, P.E., Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: CASH CONTRACT NO. 632-3A
LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT – PHASE 3A
FIFTH STREET/CECILIA STREET TO FLORENCE AVENUE
AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council award Cash Contract No. 632-3A in the amount of $3,233,203.32
to Sully-Miller Contracting Company for the Lakewood Boulevard Improvement Project -
Phase 3A.
BACKGROUND:
Over the past several years, the City has been incrementally improving the Lakewood
Boulevard corridor through a series of projects that have been aimed at promoting
orderly traffic flow, efficiency and safety; enhancing pedestrian security; improving the
aesthetics and adding to and extending the life of the infrastructure. To date, the
Lakewood Boulevard corridor has been improved from Gardendale Street to Fifth
Street/Cecilia Street.
The Lakewood Boulevard Improvement Project - Phase 3A is the sixth segment in the
multi-phased construction project along Lakewood Boulevard. This segment, from Fifth
Street/Cecilia Street to Florence Avenue, will continue with improvements similar to
those completed on previous phases. Specifically, the improvements to be constructed
under Phase 3A include the following:
Minor widening to provide wider lanes in each direction in order to increase
vehicle capacity and throughput;
Construction of new raised landscaped median islands in order to reduce
multiple conflict points and enhance traffic safety;
Installation of irrigation systems and landscaping in the center median islands
and parkways, identical to the landscaping scheme implemented along prior
project phases to improve the aesthetics of the corridor;
Installation of decorative street lighting within the center island medians and
ornamental pedestrian lighting within the parkways to further enhance safety
and aesthetics;
Construction of a twelve-inch recycled water main to irrigate the proposed
landscaping and serve future customers in the area;
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Lakewood Boulevard Improvements Project – Phase 3A
September 28, 2010
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Replacement of potable water improvements that serve existing customers in
the area;
Rehabilitation of existing asphalt concrete pavement to extend the life of the
infrastructure; and
Reconstruction of existing miscellaneous concrete improvements such as
curbs, gutters, curb ramps, driveway approaches and decorative sidewalk.
DISCUSSION:
During its meeting of August 25, 2009, the City Council approved the plans and
specifications and granted authority to advertise for bids on Phase 3A of the Lakewood
Boulevard Improvement Project. On September 20, 2010, six bids were received as
shown on the attached bid summation. The apparent lowest responsive bidder was
Sully-Miller Contracting Company with a bid of $3,233,203.32. Sully-Miller Contracting
Company has satisfactorily completed various projects for the City of Downey.
Staff has also been diligently pursuing SCE, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and NextG
Communications to underground their existing overhead utilities as part of the
Underground Utility District No. 21 project along Lakewood Boulevard. Their
Contractor, W.A. Rasic Construction, has started installing the underground utility
substructures and it is anticipated that the substructure work will be completed by early
November. The installation of the underground conductors, equipment and removal of
the power poles, will immediately follow. Therefore, the City is ready to move forward
with the construction of the Lakewood Boulevard Improvement Project - Phase 3A.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
A detailed cost accounting and funding analysis, based upon the bid received from
Sully-Miller Contracting Company, is summarized on the following page. The total
estimated cost of the project is $4,461,183. Three funding sources will be utilized for
this project, including the Federal Economic Stimulus funds received through the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Tier One funds in the amount of
$3,317,000; Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Federal Earmark funds in the amount of $1,439,840; and City
Gas Tax funds in the amount of $626,900.
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Lakewood Boulevard Improvements Project – Phase 3A
September 28, 2010
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ESTIMATED PROJECT COST
DescriptionAmount
Bid Amount$3,233,203
Contingency (15%)$484,980
SUB-TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST:$3,718,183
City-furnished Street and Ornamental Pedestrian Lights$413,000
Design, inspection, construction engineering & contract
$558,489
administration
TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST:
$4,689,672
FUNDING SUMMARY
Account No.SAFETEA-LUGas TaxAmount
ARRA
26-16672$3,317,000$1,439,840$626,900$5,383,740
TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING:$5,383,740
ESTIMATED PROJECT FUNDING SURPLUS:$694,068
Attachment:
Bid Summation Sheets
S:\AgendaMemosCC2010\09-28-10\CC632-3A Lakewood (Award)