REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: WILLIAM C. HERR, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Construction Management Division
BRADLEY OBERG, Chief Engineering Inspector
Capital Projects Department, Construction Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a substitution of a listed subcontractor Avila Traffic Safety, for the Midtown Trail Segment 1 (Phase I) Project (Council District 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the request from Bush Engineering Inc. (Bush), to substitute Avila Traffic Safety (Avila) and utilize KRC Safety Co. (KRC), for the traffic control portion of project Midtown Trail Segment 1 (Phase I) Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Midtown Trail Segment 1 (Phase I) Project general contractor, Bush, has requested to substitute Avila, who is listed in the bid documents as performing the traffic control portion of the project. In accordance with the bid documents, Bush listed Avila for traffic control because the work exceeds one-half of one percent of the total contract amount. Bush notified the City, by letter dated August 31, 2023, that their subcontractor, Avila, is unable or unwilling to further perform the traffic control portion of this project.
Bush is asking that they be allowed to use KRC, to perform traffic control. This action requires Council approval because Public Contract Code section 4107 requires consent of the awarding authority to a request by a prime contractor for a substitution of a subcontractor.
BACKGROUND
On July 21, 2022, a contract was awarded in the amount of $1,342,148 to Bush, for the Midtown Trail Segment 1 (Phase I) Project; the Notice to Proceed was issued with a start date of January 3, 2023.
In the original proposal, Avila was listed as the subcontractor for the traffi...
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