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Council Meeting: JUNE 14, 1988
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Santa Monica, California
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To:
Mayor and City council
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From:
City staff
Subject:
Award of contract for Water Main Replacement
Introduction
This report requests that City Council award a contract for the
Water Main Replacement Project for Fiscal Year 1987-88 to
R&L Sewer, Inc. in the amount of $1,452,085.00.
BACKGROUND
During the 1986-87 budget process, the City council appropriated
funds in the amount of $1,744,424 for Water Main Replacement.
The facilities designated for replacement are:
9th court: Marguerita Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard
9th Court; Broadway to Colorado Avenue
9th Court; Westbound Olympic Boulevard to southern Pacific
Railroad right-of-way
loth Court; Santa Monica Boulevard to Colorado Avenue
17th Court; Colorado Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard
Lincoln Boulevard; pico Boulevard to Ozone street
Nebraska Avenue; stewart street to Centine1a Avenue
The water mains are old, unlined cast iron and are inadequate for
the required fire protection. The mains have deteriorated to the
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point that replacement is necessary. The existing water mains
will be replaced with cement lined ductile iron.
A Notice Inviting Bids was published on April 22, 25
and 26, 1988. Plans and specifications were issued to 20
contractors and 8 construction advertising services including
6 that advertise mainly to minority contractors. Three bids were
received and read publicly by the Deputy City Clerk on
May 25, 1988.
Bids received were:
1. R & L Sewer, Inc
2. Macco Constructors, Inc.
3. Doty Brothers Equipment, Co.
The low bidder has previously worked
Monica. Their work was satisfactory.
$1,452.085.00
1,682,225.00
2,489,087.50
for the city of
Santa
FUNDS REQUIRED
The funds required for this project are:
Contract $1,452,085.00
15% Contingency 218,000.00
TOTAL $1,670,085.00
BUDGET/FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Funds are available for this project in
25-760-671-000-941 in the amount of $1,744,424.00.
account
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RECOMMENDATIONS
staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award the contract for Water Main Replacement Project,
FY 87/88 to R&L Sewer, Inc., in the amount of $1,452,085.00.
2. Authorize the utilities Manager to issue any change orders
necessary to complete additional work as required in an
amount not to exceed the funds available in conformance with
the Administrative Instruction on Change Orders.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Cheryl Read, Associate Civil Engineer
(WPl14SR)
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