DATE: August 23, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Award Contract No. 16-09-C, Grantland Avenue and Shaw Avenue Traffic Signal Installation, Highway Safety Improvement Program Project No. HSIPL-5942(231)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Award Contract No. 16-09-C, Grantland Avenue and Shaw Avenue Traffic Signal Installation, to the bidder with the lowest responsive bid, Yarbs Grading & Paving, PO Box 87, Fowler, CA, in the total amount of $671,988.
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning, or his designee, to execute Contract Change Orders up to $46,099, which is approximately 6.86% of the total contract construction cost, the limit allowable under Public Contract Code 20395(d) for Contract 16-09-C.
REPORT
The first recommended action will authorize the award of a Federally funded Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The second recommended action will allow the Director, or his designee, to execute change orders up to the statutory limits.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
If the first recommended action is not approved, it will result in cancellation of the project and de-obligation of the allocated Federal funding. Any funds received by the County for this project to date would require reimbursement to the Federal Highway Administration from the Road Fund. If the second recommended action is not approved, the Director, or his designee's, authority to approve contract change orders will be limited to $29,219.88.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The anticipated construction cost of the project, based on the low bid and including an allowance for contingencies, is $718,087. The project is funded through the HSIP which will provide approximately 63% of the funding for contract construction. The northeast corner of the intersection is within the City of Fresno. The City will be responsible for 25% of the ...
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