To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE AN OFFSITE CHANGE ORDER TO THE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT WITH HARDY & HARPER, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT OF $110,000 TO REPAIR A RECENTLY FORMED SINK HOLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HAWTHORNE BLVD. AND ARTESIA BLVD
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A significant sinkhole recently developed in the center median of Hawthorne Blvd. immediately north of the intersection at Artesia Blvd. The sinkhole was caused by the partial failure of City owned storm drains that serve the intersection following heavy rains. Staff has stabilized the area and fenced it off to protect passing pedestrians, but an urgent repair is needed to remove the risk associated with the sinkhole. Repair of the storm drain and sinkhole is beyond the capability of City crews, leading staff to solicit three quotes from appropriately licensed contractors already doing work for the City. This method of contracting will provide the most immediate repair and eliminate risk attributed to the sinkhole
Hardy & Harper, Inc. provided the lowest quote of the three firms, in an amount of $110,000. Hardy & Harper, Inc. is already under contract to the City for the Torrance Blvd. paving project and the signal modification project at Francisca Avenue, Job Nos. 41230 and 41070, respectively. The City's Administrative Policy/Procedure for construction change orders (APP 14.1), limits the City Engineer's authority to issue an offsite change order to $25,000. Therefore, staff is recommending the City Council approve the offsite change order to Hardy & Harper, Inc., in the amount of $110,000 to allow for the expedient repair of the sinkhole. Because the repair is offsite and unrelated to the projects for which the Public Works contract was awarded, staff also recommends the change order, if approved, not count against the 10% change order authority of the City Engineer for the contracted projects provided per APP 14.1.
BACKGROUND
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