REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 21, 2017
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ROBERT N. ANDERSEN, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Construction Management Division
BILL HERR, Construction Manager
Public Works Department, Construction Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the substitution of a listed Subcontractor, Safety Striping Service, Inc. of Goshen, CA, to install the traffic stripes and pavement markings on the Lewis Eaton Trail Resurfacing Project ID PW00666 (Council District 6)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the request from JT2 dba Todd Companies Inc. (Todd Companies), to substitute Safety Striping Service, Inc. (Safety Striping) and utilize T&T Pavement Markings and Products (T&T) to install the traffic stripes and pavement markings on the Lewis Eaton Trail Resurfacing project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Todd Companies, the General Contractor who was awarded the referenced project, has requested to substitute Safety Striping, who is listed in the bid documents as the traffic stripes and pavement markings installer. In accordance with the bid documents, Todd Companies listed Safety Striping for the traffic striping portion of the project because the work exceeds one-half of one percent of the total contract amount. Todd Companies notified the City by a letter dated July 19, 2017, that their traffic striping subcontractor, Safety Striping, after having a reasonable opportunity to do so, has failed or refused to execute a written subcontract. Todd Companies is asking that they be allowed to use T&T to perform the traffic stripes and pavement markings installation portion of the project. 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 April 13, 2017, a contract was awarded in the amount of...
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