To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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ACCEPT AS COMPLETE THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE AT TORRANCE BLVD PROJECT, MEASURE R PROJECT NO. MR312.07, JOB NO. 40810 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY ENGINEER TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE PROJECT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECORDER AND RELEASE THE FINAL RETENTION PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,727.89 TO EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING, INC. UPON EXPIRATION OF THE 35-DAY LIEN PERIOD AFTER SAID RECORDATION AND NO CLAIMS BEING FILED UPON THE PROJECT.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 6, 2018, the City Council awarded EBS General Engineering, Inc., a public works contract in the amount of $555,705 for construction of the Pacific Coast Highway Northbound Right Turn Lane at Torrance Boulevard Project, Measure R Project No. MR312.07, Job No. 20810. During construction, staff negotiated numerous field change requests and combined those with the bid item quantities reconciliation in one change order in the amount of $38,852.85, a 6.99% increase in the original contract amount of $555,705. The final contract amount was $594,557.85. This amount falls within the City's policy for change order administrative authority, per Administrative Policy/Procedure 14.1.
The project is now complete and ready for City Council acceptance and authorization to release the final retention amount of $29,727.89 to the contractor. With the Council approval, the retention will be issued upon expiration of the 35-day lien period and there being no claims filed.
BACKGROUND
The City of Redondo Beach received $585,000 in regional Measure R Highway Program funding through the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) and a Metro Board approved Funding Agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to complete the Pacific Coast Highway Northbound Right Turn Lane at Torrance Boulevard Project. The City's design consultant, KOA Corporation, comp...
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