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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 15
June 27, 2006
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
R.Gunther, P.E.
949 - 644 -3311 or rgunther @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: COAST HIGHWAY CHANNELIZATION- CORONA DEL MAR —
COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT NO. 3558
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Accept the work.
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 one (1) year after Council acceptance.
DISCUSSION:
On March 8, 2005, the City Council authorized the award of the Coast Highway
Channelization -Corona del Mar contract to All American Asphalt. The contract provided
decorative hardscape and landscape medians improvements along East Coast
Highway between MacArthur Boulevard and Seaward Road. Bid Alternate 1 added four
date palms to be planted at MacArthur Boulevard and Bid Alternate 4 added landscape
uplighting at Marguerite Avenue. The contract has been completed to the satisfaction of
the Public Works Department. A summary of the contract cost is as follows:
Original bid amount: $806,834
Actual amount of bid items constructed: $767,883
Total amount of change orders: $117,000
Final contract cost: $884,883
Coast Highway Channel zation- Corona del Mar - Completion And Acceptance of Contract No. 3558
June 27, 2006
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Three Change Orders in the amount cf $117,000 were issued for the project as follows:
• Change Order 1 for $92,400 provided for the addition of Bid Alternate 4 to the
project for landscape uplighting;
• Change Order 2 for $9,860 provided new roadway signs and electrical cabinet;
• Change Order 3 for $14,740 provided for the addition of Bid Alternate 1 for four
date palms at MacArthur Boulevard.
The final overall construction cost including Change Orders was 9.7 percent over the
original bid amount.
Environmental Review:
The project was exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant
to Section 15302 of the CEQA Implementing Guidelines when the project was
authorized by the City Council. This exemption covers the maintenance and alteration
of existing public facilities with negligible expansion of the facilities in areas that are not
environmentally sensitive.
Funds were expended from the following accounts for the project:
Account Description
Transportation & Circulation
Private Contributions (BID)
Gas Tax
Street Lighting Program
Utilities - Electrical Equipment
General Fund Advance
(future BID contributions)
Account Number
7261- C5100698
7251- C5100698
7181- C5100698
7013- C5300035
5300 -9300
7013- C5100698
Total
Amount
$489,783
$145,000
$71,100
$17,780
$1,220
$160,000
$884,883
The original completion date was August 15, 2005. The completion date was extended
to June 16, 2006 to accommodate the addition of Bid Alternate 4 for the design /build of
the landscape lighting. All work was substantially complete by the extended date.
Prepared by:
R. Gunther, P.E.
Construction Engineer
Submitted by:
in G. Badum
Works Director