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Councll r<1eeting, May 28, 1996 Sant.a Monlca, California H ~
MAY 2 8 1996
To ~ayor and City Cou~cll
Fro'1': City Staff
SubJect. Recommendatlon ~o Award a Contract to ,-. T & ? Inc_
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for the Trafflc Signal Mod~ficatlons. 20~h Street and
Arlzona Avenue, 20th Street: and Colorado Avenue, 20th
S~reet and Delaware Avenue
Introduction
Tr..1S report recoffiI'1ends that the Clty Councll award a contract 1n
the amount of $221,385.00 to C T. & ;:;> Inc. , the lowest
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responslble bldder, for the modlflcation of three intersectlon
traffic slgnals at 20th Street and Arlzona Avenue, 20th Street
and Colo~ado Avenue and 20t~ Street and Delaware Avenue.
Discussion
ThlS proJect contlDues the Clty'S efforts to upgrade and
PlOdernlze it's traff1.c s1.gnal system to 1.mprove trafflC flow
throughout the Clty. It entalls upgradlng the eXlstlng outdated
trafflC slgnal equlpment a:-.d controllers and completlng the
synchroDlzatlon system along 20th Street between P1CO Boulevard
and Wllshlre Boulevard. The purpose of th1.s project lS to
synchroDlze traff1.c s1.gnals along -chlS transitjtraff1.c arterlal
The proposed lMprovements will reduce delays and fuel consumptlon
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ana wlll 1.ill!Jrove the flow and safety of tranS1.t operat~ons and
trafflc
TIllS proJect ~s funded by traffic JT11.t1.gat::...on moneys which were
collected through ~he Colorado Place and Water Garden develop~e~t
proJects. Tnese moneys were allocated to lmprove the trafflc
clyculatlon system 1:1 and around the Sneclal Office D1.str1.ct
impacred by these maJor developments
FolloWl~g the 9ubl1.sned advertiseTI'ents, bldd1.ng packages for the
lnstallat1.on of these slgnals were requested by elght (8 )
contractors. Elght (8 ) blds were rece1.ved, and read by the
Deputy Clty Clerk on Aprll 10, 1996. The blds recel ved were as
follows
C T & F., Inc. $221,385.00
TDS EnglneeYlng $228,693 00
Taft Electrlc Company $228,752 00
Paul Gardner Corporatlon $234,883 00
Comet ElectrlC $241,000.00
Cameron Webster Constructlon $244,477.00
L & R Electr1.c Service Co., Inc. $246,900.00
Californla Electrlcal Services $247,000.00
Englneerlng Est1.mate $300,000 00
Staff has checked the ten (10) references prov~ded by c. T. & F.,
Inc , the low bldder, and all references found C T. & F.' s work
to be satisfactory The State Offlce of Consumer Affalrs, the
Dlvision of Labor Standards Enforcement and the State Contractors
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Llcense Board all ver1.f1.ed that the Contractor's llcense 18
current, actlve a:ld 1.n good stand1.ng
Budqet/Financial Impact
Funds requl::::-ed. ContracL $221,385.00
Contlngenc::...es (lO%) 22,139.00
ConLract Total $243,524 00
sufficlent funds are approprlated at. account number 01-770-415-
28291-8905-99214
Recommendation
It lS recommended that the Clty Councll
1. Award a contract to C T & F , Inc. , the lowest responslble
bldder, in the amount of $221,385.00 for the modlflcation of
three In':.ersection trafflc slgnals at 20th Street and
Arlzona Avenue, 20th Street and Colorado Avenue and 20th
Street and Delaware Avenue
2 . Authorlze the Dlrector of Planning and Communlty Development
to iSSUE: ar..y change orders necessary to complete addltional
work to the extent of funds available lD accordance wlth the
Admlnistrat1.ve Instruction on Change Orders.
Prepared by: Suzanne Frlck, Dlrector of Plann1.ng & Corrmun1.ty
Development
Ron Fuchlwakl, Clty Parking & Traffic Englneer
Jamal Rah1.ml, Senlor Trafflc Englneer
Rocky Nungester, Pro:)ect Englneer
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