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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 20, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR FLOWER <br />STREET BIKE TRAIL AND <br />LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS <br />(PROJECT NO. 1768) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Award a contract to L H Engineering Company, Inc., the lowest <br />responsible bidder, in accordance with unit bid prices in the <br />estimated amount of $465,858 for construction of Flower Street bike <br />trail structure and landscaping improvements. <br />2. Approve a Funding Analysis with a total estimated construction cost <br />of $582,200. <br />DISCIISSION <br />The Flower Street bike trail is a critical component of the City's <br />Bikeway Master Plan, as well as an integral part of the Orange County <br />Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan (Exhibit 1). The proposed bike trail <br />project provides a gap closure and joins the recently constructed <br />Alton/Maple bike trail and the existing Flower Street bike trail at <br />Dyer/Segerstrom. The project consists of constructing a concrete <br />structure over the Santa Ana/Delhi Channel and a 10-foot wide asphalt <br />concrete bike trail with landscape on both sides of the trail. Once <br />completed, the new bike trail will ensure the safety of bicyclists by <br />providing an off-street route and beautify the community. <br />The Notice Inviting Bids was advertised on January 18 and 20, 2006, and <br />bids were opened on February 23, 2006. A summary of the bid invitations <br />mailed, received, and bid results follows. <br />Santa Ana Contractors receiving notices: <br />Contractors requesting bidding documents: <br />Bids received: <br />Bids received from Santa Ana Contractors: <br />r "~ <br />Qducadon lat <br />9 <br />13 <br />4 <br />0 <br />23B-1 <br />