sr-062965-8aCITY OF SANTA MONICA
INTER®DEPARTMENT MEMO
.''"`,DATE: June 29, 1965
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?;,'; T0: Perry Scott, City Dlaraagsr
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,~~~F'ROM: ~rtlett L. Kennedy, City Engineer
°.ESCTSTECT: Third Street Pedestrian Mall
As you know, work on the subject project has been
seriously curtailed as a result of the current strike of
t}perating Engineers. .The only work of any cansequence now
in progress is the forming of appraximatsly eight planters,
two pools, and one platform in the 13t3o block and one glat-
form in the 12(~ block. Pio other major work can be ac~om-
plished until the strike is ended and exoavation operations
oan be resumed.
The Administration proposes to perform sufficient
excavation operations to permit him to continua with the
fox°riing and pouring of the remaining planters and pools.
A Change brdet° wi11 be necessary to delete this portion of
the work from the basic contract.
'The City Attorney°s of#'ice has ruled that there
is no le;al objection to the City performing; this work,
provided that the Boat thereof is deleted from the monies
paid to the contractor. O'Melveny and Myers, our legal
cansultants an this pro,jsct, have concurred in this ruling.
This office and the contractor have agreed that
the following prices {prices which would be deducted fron
the payment due to the contractor) fairly represent the
eost of the work proposed to bs performed by the City:
{1) 401 per cubic yard for excavation and rough
r~rading. ~afork to he limited to excavating grad loading into
the contractor°s trucks.
{2) ~1CJ.40 for each planter to bs excavated. This
operation takes e,pproximately twenty minutes far one small
baekhoe.
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(3) $12.00 for each pool to be excavated. This
operation takes approximately twenty-five minutes.
The total amount of work estimated to be involved
will east approxj.mately $1,0,30, which amount would be
deducted Prom monies due to the contractor.
Tt is proposed to issue a Change Order to tYae
contractor calling for the City to perform the above work,
with the contract price to be reduc®d in accordance with
the figures noted above<
In vies ox" the 1osa~ that will he faced ay many
merchants if this strike is prolonged and the completion date
of the fall is delayed into the Christmas shopping season,
it is recommended that the City Council authorise the City. to
perform the work described shove.
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BSRTI,FTT L . KEASNEI3Y ~~
City Engineer
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