For City Council Meeting [July 9, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request City Council to (1) Award a Construction Contract to C-Works Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $153,722 for the CDBG Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Improvement Project, City Project No. CB1805 and (2) Authorize a Purchase Order with Willdan Engineering in the Amount of $38,000 for Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Project.
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department maintains a list of deteriorated and damaged concrete surface infrastructure throughout the City. Items listed include curbs, gutters, sidewalks, cross-gutters, curb ramps, and driveway approaches. The City periodically updates the list based upon staff initiated surveys of damaged facilities and reports from the community.
The 2017/18 fiscal year budget appropriated $153,780 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund for the CDBG Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Improvement Project. Based on this funding, staff compiled a list of locations with damaged concrete improvements, including missing or substandard curb ramps located in CDBG eligible neighborhoods. The CDBG project location map and construction list are included as Attachment 1.
On February 26, 2019, the City Council authorized release of Request for Bid No. 19-033 for the CDBG Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Improvement Project, City Project No. CB1805.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
On February 28, 2019, the City released RFB No. 19-033 for the CDBG Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Improvement Project, City Project No. CB1805, and published the Notice Inviting Bids in the San Bernardino County Sun; on the City of Rialto website, and on the PlanetBids.com website.
On April 4, 2019, the City received three (3) bids, tabulated in Table 1 below:
Table 1
A full bid summary is included as Attachment 2. The engineer's estimate was $135,000 to $1...
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