To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CJ CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT SERVICES FOR A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $375,000
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of this recommendation would award a two-year agreement to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. (CJ Concrete Construction) to provide replacement services for damaged sidewalks and other concrete infrastructure such as curb & gutter, driveway approaches and curb ramps. The total cost for services would not exceed $375,000.
BACKGROUND
The Public Works Department periodically inspects the 6.7 million square feet of sidewalks throughout Redondo Beach to identify faults that could present trip hazards for pedestrians and expose the City to a liability. A majority of faults can be eliminated by grinding away raised sections or installing small concrete ramps to smooth out transition areas. In the effort to address sidewalk defects, the City has ground 17,366 sidewalk locations with faults within one- and one-half inches.
However, when faults in sections of sidewalk, curb & gutter, driveway approaches and curb ramps exceed one- and one-half inches, they can’t be mitigated by basic grinding and ramping and instead require removal and replacement. While the Public Works Department has performed this service in-house, staffing resources are limited to accomplish extensive concrete removal and replacement efforts. To compliment the work of regular maintenance crews and allow them to focus on other essential tasks, staff would like to contract sidewalk replacement services to an outside vendor on an on-call basis.
CJ Concrete Construction of Santa Fe Springs, CA, has proposed to provide the desired services for a total cost not to exceed $375,000. The company specializes in sidewalk replacement work and has extensive experience providing similar services for cities throughout the Los Angeles area. All repair work will be directed by the City.
Sidewalk replacement is defined as maintenance rather than Public Works construction. As such, competitive bidding is not required by the Municipal Code. However, the pricing proposed by CJ Concrete Construction matches the pricing contained in a contract awarded to the company by the City of San Marino on May 11, 2022. As the San Marino contract was awarded through a competitive bidding process, it satisfies the City’s purchasing requirements. In addition, the proposed pricing is comparable to the pricing contained in the City’s 2021 agreement with CJ Concrete Construction for the Citywide Curb Ramp Improvements Project.
COORDINATION
The Public Works Department prepared this item and the City Attorney’s Office prepared the proposed agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost for the agreement to provide on-call sidewalk replacement services will not exceed $375,000 for the two-year term. Funding for the agreement is available in the Sidewalk Improvements and Repairs Project account.
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
• Agmt - CJ Concrete Construction, Inc.
• Insurance - CJ Concrete Construction, Inc.