HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - C-3567 - Harbor View Nature Park Misc Slope RepairsCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 6
November 25, 2003
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
R.Gunther, P.E.
949 - 644-3311
rgunther@city.newport-beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: HARBOR VIEW NATURE PARK —MISCELLANEOUS SLOPE REPAIRS
— COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT NO. 3567
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 August 12, 2003, the City Council authorized the award of the Harbor View Nature
Park, Miscellaneous Slope Repairs contract to SFU Inc., dba Popular Paver Rental.
The contract provided for the restoration of a slope failure that occurred on a hillside
within the City's Harbor View Nature Park.
The project provided for the clearing, grubbing, grading, and compacting of an
approximate 90 -foot by 70 -foot area of slope adjacent to private property, installation of
three rows of 'pipe and board' stabilizing a wall within the area, complete with subdrains
and a downdrain, and covering the entire installation with compacted soil. The work
necessitated the use of manual labor to complete the work upon a very difficult site.
After the contactor completed the work, the General Services Department re- established
the irrigation system and re- planted the slope. The contract has been completed to the
satisfaction of the Public Works Department. A summary of the contract cost is as
follows:
SUBJECT: Harbor Yew Nature Park —Miscellaneous Slope Repairs —Completion and Acceptance of Contract No. 3567
November 25, 2003
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Original bid amount: $97,645.00
Actual amount of bid items constructed: 113,943.00
Total amount of change orders: 0.00
Final contract cost: $113,943.00
The increase in the amount of actual bid items constructed over the original bid amount
resulted from the need for additional import soil required for the slope repair. This
project was authorized by Council in the contract award with a 20 percent contingency
due to the fact that the amount of imported soil required was somewhat unpredictable.
The final overall construction cost including change orders was 16.69 percent over the
original bid amount.
No change orders were issued for the project.
Funds for the project were expended in the following account:
Description Account No. Amount
Miscellaneous Slope Repairs 7014- C5100508 $113,943.00
The original completion date was September 15, 2003. All work was completed on
October 10, 2003, the extended completion date.
Environmental Review:
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant
to Section 15301, Class 1 of the CEQA Implementing Guidelines. This exemption
covers the repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing facilities involving no
expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of determination. A Categorical
Exemption was prepared by Public Works Department and filed with the County Clerk.
Prepared by:
R. Gunther, P.E.
Construction Engineer
Submitted by:
Richard Edmonston
Acting Public Works Director