HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 - Irvine Terrace Streetlight Replacement Program, Contract No. 3298 - Completion and AcceptanceJuly 10, 2001
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ITEM NO. 12
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT: IRVINE TERRACE STREETLIGHT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM,
CONTRACT NO 3298 — 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 Labor and Materials bond 35 days after the
Notice of Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of
the Civil Code.
4. Release the Faithful Performance Bond 1 year after Council acceptance.
DISCUSSION:
On June 27, 2000, the City Council authorized the award of the Irvine Terrace
Streetlight Replacement contract to F.J. Johnson, Inc., of Anaheim, California. The
contract provided for the conversion of the obsolete 5000 -volt series streetlight circuits
and replacement of the aging facilities, by the replacement or refurbishment of ninety -
two incandescent lights and approximately 14,000 feet of obsolete electrical conduit
and wiring. Most of the project work was on the eastside of the Irvine Terrace
community, with a small amount of work also done on Bayside Drive below Irvine
Terrace.
The contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the Public Works
Department. A summary of the contract cost is as follows:
Original bid amount: $272,466.30
Actual amount of bid items constructed: $277,112.10
Total amount of change orders: 21,584.31
Final contract cost: $298,696.41
The final overall construction cost including change orders was 9.63 percent over the
original bid amount.
SUBJECT: Irvine Terrace Streetlight Replacement, Contract No. 3298 -Completion And Acceptance
July 10, 2001
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Two change orders totaling $21,584.31 were issued to complete the project. They were
as follows:
1. A change order in the amount of $11,401.11 provided for the replacement of 8
streetlight poles and foundations, 2 pullboxes and a modification to one base
wall at a streetlight.
2. A change order in the amount of $10,183.20 provided additional caps on poles,
and additional excavation and foundation reconstruction.
Funds for the project were budgeted in the following account:
Description Account No. Amount
Street Light Replacement Program 7014- C5300035 $298,696.41
The original scheduled completion date was December 12, 2000. Due to changes in
the work and City- requested additional work, the completion date was extended to
March 29, 2001. All work was completed by the revised completion date.
Respectfully submitted,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Don Webb, Director
By: h/w-v
R. Gunther, P.E.
Construction Engineer