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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - River Avenue Street Rehabilitation, Contract No. 3178 - Completion and AcceptanceFebruary 8, 1999 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NO. 6 TO: MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: RIVER AVENUE STREET REHABILITATION, CONTRACT NO. 3178 - COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Accept the work. 2. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. 3. Authorize the City Clerk to release the bonds 35 days after the Notice of Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of the Civil Code. 4. Authorize $15,000.00 from the amount remaining in the River Avenue Street Rehabilitation Project (Account No. 7013- C5100364), for the purchase and planting of Queen Palm trees along the south side of River Avenue. 5. Authorize a budget amendment to transfer $9,500.00 from the River Avenue Reconstruction (Account No. 7013- C5100364) to the Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Replacement (Account No. 7013- C5100020). DISCUSSION On June 22, 1998, the City Council authorized the award of the River Avenue Street Rehabilitation contract to R. J. Noble Company of Orange, California. The contract provided for the resurfacing of River Avenue with asphalt concrete, and the reconstruction of curb & gutter, sidewalk, curb access ramps and cross gutters. The contract has been completed to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department. A summary of the contract costs are as follows: Original bid amount: $174,625.00 Actual amount of bid items constructed: 167,528.04 Total amount of change orders: 0.00 Final contract cost: $167,528.04 SUBJECT: River Avenue Street Reconstruction, Contract No. 3178 - Completion and Acceptance February 8, 1999 Page 2 The decrease in the amount of actual bid items constructed over the original bid amount resulted from a decrease of actual bid item quantities as measured in the field. There were no change orders issued on this project. The final overall construction cost was 4.2% below the original bid amount. Funds for the project in the amount of $192,087.00 were budgeted in the General Fund, River Avenue Street Reconstruction, Account No. 7013- C5100364. Based on the final project costs, a balance of $24,559.00 remains in the project account and may be used for other projects. The residents along River Avenue have requested that Queen Palms be installed along the street. It is recommended that $15,000.00 remaining in the River Avenue account be used for planting Queen Palm trees along the south side of River Avenue. The Lido . Sands Association has agreed to water these trees. In addition, staff recommends a budget amendment to transfer $9,500.00 to the FY 1998 -99 Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Replacement, Account No. 7013- C5100020. All work was completed by November 6, 1998, ahead of the scheduled completion date of November 9, 1998. Respectfully submitted, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Don Webb. Director By: Horst Hlawaty, P.E. Construction Engineer \ \mis_t\sys\ users \pbw\ shared \council \fy98- 99 \feb- 8\river c- 3178.doc City of Newport Beach NO. BA- 045 BUDGET AMENDMENT 1998 -99 AMOUNT: Ss,500.00 -)ECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE: Increase Revenue Estimates Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance Increase Budget Appropriations AND Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance X Transfer Budget Appropriations X No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance from existing budget appropriations from additional estimated revenues from unappropriated fund balance EXPLANATION: This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following: To transfer funds from the balance of the River Avenue Street Reconstruction account to the Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Replacement account. The balance in the River Avenue Street Reconstruction account is $24,559. Public Works would also like to purchase Queen Palm trees with the remaining portion (appro)imately $15,000) of the balance of the River Avenue Street account. Prior budget amendments have reduced the Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Replacement account by $100,000 in '96, $109,350 in '97 and $49,780 in '98. This budget amendment adds back $9,500. See bullet points in the council report. Both of these capital project accounts are in the General Fund. ACCOUNTING ENTRY: BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE Fund Account General Fund k�VENUE APPROPRIATIONS (3601) Fund /Division Account EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603) Division Account Division Account Division Account Division Account Division Account Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Description Description Description 7013 Street C5100364 River Avenue Street Reconstruction 7013 Street C5100020 Sidewalk, Curb, Gutter Replacement Program Signed: (' Financial Approval. n—Di ctot r � Adrdinistrative Approval: City Manager Signed: City Council Approval: City Clerk Amount Debit Credit $9,500.00 Automatic $9,500.00 to Date Date