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• <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 19, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR PLAZA OF <br />THE FOUNTAINS PLANTER <br />RENOVATION AND EXPANSION JOINT <br />REPAIR (PROJECT NOS. 099109 & <br />099107) <br />// <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />• <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED 04/ 19/2010 <br />Imo" As Recommended ~ ~-3 ~- <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Park West Landscape, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance <br />with the base bid in the estimated amount of $532,588.46 for construction of Plaza of the <br />Fountains Planter Renovation and Expansion Joint Repair. <br />2. Approve a Funding Analysis with a total estimated construction cost of $665,700 which <br />includes construction, contract administration, inspection, testing, and contingency costs. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The existing planters leak water into the parking area located beneath the Plaza of the Fountains <br />(Exhibit 1). This project provides a water proofing layer to the interior walls of the planters, <br />replacing the electrical and plumbing systems, providing interpretive signs to educate the public of <br />the native plants and garden, and repair expansion joints on the plaza deck. This is the third and <br />final action item associated with this project. Once completed, the improvements will increase the <br />aesthetic quality of the plaza garden and the surrounding area. Funding for improvements within <br />the Civic Center is paid for from the Civic Center Authority, a joint authority between the City and <br />the County of Orange. <br />The Notice Inviting Bids was advertised on February 17 and 19, 2010, and bids were opened on <br />March 9, 2010. A summary of the bid invitations mailed, the bids received, and the bid results <br />follows. <br />Santa Ana Contractors receiving notices: 18 <br />Contractors requesting bidding documents: 6 <br />Bids received: 3 <br />Bids received from Santa Ana Contractors: 0 <br />