For City Council Meeting [July 25, 2023]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Director of Maintenance and Facilities
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Request City Council to 1) Award a Construction Contract to Baker Electric Inc. in the Amount of $609,162 for the Willow Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue Traffic Signal and Lighting Improvements Project, City Project No. 230805; and 2) Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute all Related Documents.
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BACKGROUND:
The intersection of Willow Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue currently operates as a non-signalized intersection.
On March 8, 2022, the City Council approved a First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the Successor Agency to the Rialto Redevelopment Agency, the City of Rialto, and NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc. relating to the sale of 15.09 acres located west of Riverside Avenue and North of Valley Boulevard. The Amendment obligated the City to design, construct, and install a new, complete, and operational traffic signal at the San Bernardino Avenue and Willow Avenue intersection at its own cost and expense.
On August 9, 2022, City Council adopted Resolution No. 7956, adopting the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 through 2026/2027 Measure I Five Year Capital Improvement Plan and Expenditure Strategy, which included the Willow Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue Traffic Signal and Lighting Improvements Project in the amount of $400,000.
On May 9, 2023, the City Council authorized the release of bids for the Willow Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue Traffic Signal and Lighting Improvements Project.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
On May 30, 2023, the City published the Notice Inviting Bids and released RFB No. 23-038 on PlanetBids.com for the Willow Avenue and San Bernardino Traffic Signal and Lighting Improvements Project, City Project No. 230805.
On June 29, 2023, the City received seven (7) bids, tabulated in Table 1 below:
Table 1
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