Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Award a Construction Contract to Gruendl Inc. dba Ray's Electric for $669,487 for the Wicks Boulevard and Manor Boulevard Traffic Signal Upgrade Project, Project No. 2020.5620, Federal Project No.- HSIPL 5041 (049); to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 5% of the Original Contract Amount ($33,474); and to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change Orders up to 25% of the Original Contract Amount ($167,372)
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Public Safety
SUMMARY
This contract provides for traffic signal improvements and safety enhancement at the intersection of Wicks Boulevard and Manor Boulevard.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to:
* Award a construction contract to Gruendl Inc. dba Ray's Electric, Inc. for $669,487;
* Negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5% (or $33,474) of the original contract amount; and
* Negotiate and approve change orders up to a cumulative value not to exceed 25% (or $167,372) of the original contract amount.
BACKGROUND
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), which was signed into law on December 4, 2015, established the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core Federal-aid program. The overall purpose of this program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads through the implementation of infrastructure-related highway safety improvements.
The City was awarded $323,910 in the 2018 HSIP Cycle 9 to upgrade the traffic signal and improve the traffic safety at the Wicks Boulevard and Manor Boulevard intersection.
The Wicks Boulevard and Manor Boulevard intersection ranked high on the City's High Collision Intersections list, which is regularly monitored and updated by City staff. Nineteen collisions were reported between April 1, 2013, and M...
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