REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 26, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SCOTT P. SEHM, PE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Design Services Section
ERIC W. JOHNSON, Engineer II
Public Works Department, Design Services Section
SUBJECT
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Reject the bid for the Friant Road Median Island Cap Restoration Project - Bid File No. 3560 (Council Districts 2 and 6)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council reject the bid submitted by Avison Construction Inc., in the amount of $677,315 for the Friant Road Median Island Cap Restoration Project and direct staff to rebid the project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The existing Friant Road median islands from Nees Avenue to Fresno Street are currently capped with asphalt. This project proposes to remove the existing median island cap, beautify the median islands with decorative stamped concrete, drought resistant trees, shrubs and ground cover, and install water-efficient irrigation. The existing median curb will not be disturbed and no changes to the roadway geometrics are proposed. This project is located within Council Districts 2 and 6, and enters Caltrans Right of Way.
The only bid submitted on the project was from Avison Construction Inc. in the amount of $677,315. As this amount exceeds the project budget, awarding a contract is not possible; staff recommends that City Council reject the bid for the Friant Road Median Island Cap Restoration Project and direct staff to rebid the project.
BACKGROUND
The Friant Road Median Island Cap Restoration Project was initiated when the project was incorporated in the FY 2017 Capital Budget as adopted by the Council. The Friant Road median island concrete cap represents the only capital improvement which was not completed out of Urban Growth Management (UGM) Major Street Zone "A", with the balance of UG...
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