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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 19, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AWARD CONTRACT TO ASPLUNDH <br />CONSTRUCTION CORP. FOR HARBOR <br />BOULEVARD CORRIDOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL <br />IMPROVEMENTS (PROJECT NO. 15 -6828) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1G) <br />CITY V GER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 16' Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to award and execute a construction <br />contract to Asplundh Construction Corp., the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance with <br />the base bid plus Alternates I, II, III, IV, and V, in the amount of $1,170,984, for the term <br />beginning upon execution of the contract and ending upon project completion, for the Harbor <br />Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvements project, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved <br />by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated project delivery cost of $1,358,200, <br />which includes the contract base plus additive Alternates I, II, III, IV and V; administration; <br />inspection; testing; and an authorized contingency of $116,896. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The proposed project supports the City's collaborative efforts with the cities of Garden Grove, <br />Fountain Valley, and Costa Mesa to implement traffic signal improvements along the Harbor <br />Boulevard Corridor (Exhibit 1). This project will reduce traffic congestion during peak hours, <br />while maintaining vehicle platoons at the speed limit at nonpeak hours. The traffic signal <br />improvements will include communication conduits, fiber optic cables, and hardware; traffic signal <br />cabinet and controller upgrades; ADA- compliant pedestrian push buttons and countdown <br />indications; and field monitoring equipment, such as vehicle detectors and CCTV cameras, to <br />support and maintain the new synchronization plan. Once completed, these improvements will <br />enhance traffic signal operations, improve traffic signal synchronization, and reduce traffic <br />congestion. <br />A Notice Inviting Bids was advertised on February 8 & 15, 2016, and bids were opened on March <br />1, 2016. The following is a summary of the bid invitations made and the bids received: <br />23A -1 <br />