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City Council Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 8
August 13, 2013
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
David A. Webb, Public Works Director
949 - 644 -3311, dawebb(o)newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Iris Lee, Senior Civil Engineer
949 - 644 -3323, ilee @newportbeachca.gov
APPROVED: a A
TITLE: Bristol Street Landscape Improvements — Award of Contract No.
4843
ABSTRACT:
Staff received bids for the Bristol Street Landscape Improvements project and is
requesting City Council approval to award the contract to KASA Construction, Inc.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Approve the project drawings and specifications.
2. Award Contract No. 4843 to KASA Construction, Inc. of Ontario, California, for
the total bid price of $423,160.00 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute the contract.
3. Establish a contingency of $63,475.00 (15 percent) to cover the cost of
unforeseen work.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
The current adopted budget includes sufficient funds for this contract.
Account Description Account Number Amount
General Fund 7013- C2002064 $ 486,635.00
$ 486,635.00
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Proposed uses are as follows
Vendor Purpose Amount
KASA Construction, Inc. Construction Contract $ 423,160.00
KASA Construction, Inc. Construction Contingency 63,475.00
Total: $ 486,635.00
Staff recommends establishing a 15 percent contingency given the complexity of
establishing a reclaimed water irrigation system and coordinating with various utility
agency facilities within the project limits.
DISCUSSION:
The low bidder, KASA Construction, Inc., possesses a California State Contractors
License Classification "A" and "C -27" as required by the project specifications. A check of
KASA Construction's references indicates satisfactory completion of capital
improvement projects in other municipalities.
Pursuant to the Santa Ana Heights Citizen Advisory Panel and Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee's vision to introduce beautification elements to the area, this
contract focuses on landscape improvements along the existing Bristol Street dirt
shoulder between Jamboree Road and Irvine Avenue. Work will include preparing the
soil; installing landscaping, a recycled water irrigation system, architectural features and
a new City gateway monument sign.
At 10:00 AM on July 18, 2013, the City Clerk opened and read the following bids for the
Bristol Street Landscape Improvements Project:
BIDDER
Low KASA Construction, Inc.
2 STL Landscape, Inc.
3 C.S. Legacy Construction, Inc.
4 Diversified Landscape Management, Inc.
5 GMC Engineering, Inc.
6 Aramexx Construction
TOTAL BID AMOUNT
$423,160.00
$430,000.00
$456,368.05*
$470,906.41 **
$505,555.00
$594,733.50
* as -read: $451,643.05
* *as -read: $470,906.50
Pursuant to the contract specifications, the contractor will have 70 consecutive working
days to complete the construction work exclusive of the plant establishment and
maintenance period.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this project exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15304(b) (new landscaping
with negligible expansion) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title
14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the
environment.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). The Notice Inviting Bids for
this project was advertised in the City's official publication and in construction industry
publications.
Submitted by:
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Attachment: A. Location Map
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Attachment A
PROJECT
LOCATION
BRISTOL STREET
LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
LOCATION MAP
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
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