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Council Meeting December 15, 1998 Santa Monica, California
TO Mayor and City CouncIl
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Award of Contract for Accessibility Curb Ramp Construction at Vanous
Locations Throughout the City
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council award a contract for the construction of curb
ramps at vanous City locations to C J Construction Inc , the lowest responsible bidder,
In the amount of $71.535
Backqround
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the City has
established policies and procedures and Initiated a plan tor compliance wIth ADA
requirements throughout the City The installation of curb ramps at various locations
throughout the City IS part of the compliance plan
The ADA requires that bUildings, structures, sidewalks, curbs and related facilitIes be
accessible and usable by persons with disabilities ReqUIrements of the Act Include
keeping an unobstructed path of travel through a public right otway or to a public faCIlity,
and maintenance of a minimum slope tor ramps
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A Notice InViting Bids was published on August 12 and 13. 1998 In The Los Angeles
Times Bidding documents were sent to SIX woman/mmonty-owned bUSiness
enterprise aSSOCiations Bidding packages were requested by seven contractors
The City Clerk's office received SIX sealed bids, whIch were publicly opened
and read aloud on September 1. 1998 by the Deputy City Clerk
The bid results were as follows
1 C J Construction I nc $ 71,535
2 Los Angeles Englneenng, Inc $ 96,000
3 Damon Construction Co $106,540
4 Kalban. Inc $114,661
5 Hank WillIamson Concrete $115,700
6 W R Jenkin Construction. Inc $119,359
City Engmeer's Estimate $ 105,000
The lowest bidder, C J Construction Inc I supplied the City with seven references,
including the cities of Beverly Hills, Brea, Burbank, Covlna, EI Segundo, Long Beach and
Santa Fe Springs. where they did Similar work All contacts reported that the contractor's
work was satisfactory In addition, C J Construction Inc , was under contract last year
with the CIty of Santa MOnica to construct numerous curb ramps, and their performance
was satisfactory The State Contractors' License Board venfled that the
Contractor's license IS current. active, and In good standing
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Budget/Fmanclallmpact
FUNDS REQUIRED
Contract $ 71.535
Contingencies (25 %) $ 18.465
Total $ 90,000
Funds are available In the following CIP account numbers
Account Name Account Number Total
City Wide Curb Cuts 19-720-262-20096-8905-99417 $ 3.000
City Wide Curb Cuts 19-720-262-20097 -8905-99417 $ 16,678
City Wide Curb Cuts 19-720-262-20098-8905-99417 $ 40.258
City Wide Curb Cuts 19-720-262-20099-8905-99417 $ 30.064
Total $ 90,000
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council
1 Award a contract for curb ramp construction to C J Construction Inc , the lowest
responsible bidder, In the amount of $71,535, and
2 Authorize the City Engineer to Issue any necessary change orders to complete
additional work In conformance With the Administrative Instructions on change
orders
Prepared by Craig PerkinS, Director, EPWM
Anthony Antlch. P E . City Engineer
Kit Dellarte, CIVil Engineer ASSOCiate
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