Westminster City Council
SUBJECT
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Adoption of Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Solicit Construction Bids for Trask Avenue from Beach Boulevard to Hoover Street - Project Plan No.: P-2624.
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From: Jake Ngo, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Requested by: Administration
Prepared by: Theresa Tran, Senior Engineer
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommendation
A. Approve the plans and specifications for Trask Avenue from Beach Boulevard to Hoover Street - Project Plan No.: P-2624;
B. Authorize the Public Works Director to approve minor modifications to the plans and specifications to accommodate requested revisions from public safety and utility agencies; and
C. Authorize the Public Works Department to advertise and solicit construction bids for said project.
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BACKGROUND
The subject project, which was approved by the Mayor and the City Council as a Capital Improvement Project for Fiscal Year 24/25, will rehabilitate Trask Avenue from Beach Boulevard to Hoover Street.
The scope of the work consists of:
• Grinding existing pavement and installing conventional asphalt concrete leveling course and asphalt rubberized hot mix (ARHM);
• Adjusting manholes and water valves to finished grade; and
• Installing traffic signal loops, pavement and curb markings, and striping to match with the existing configuration.
Per Westminster Municipal Code 3.44.120 the Mayor and City Council shall adopt plans and specifications for all public projects requiring the formal bid procedure, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22039.
City staff has completed the plans and specifications, and the Public Works Director has approved the plans and specifications for bidding. The engineer’s estimate for this project is $1,023,000, which includes a 10% contingency.
Advertising for competitive bidding and the bidding process will be performed in accordance with the Public Contract Code and the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act requirements. Once the bidding has been completed, in accordance with the Procurement Policy, staff will return to the City Council to recommend the award of the contract.
The bid opening is planned for January 21, 2025, with an anticipated award date of February 12, 2025. Construction is anticipated to commence in March 2025, with a projected completion date in June 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this project is allocated in the following CIP accounts:
1. Account No. 20002 - 002500 “Citywide Arterial Street Improvements”
2. Account No. 55026 - 262501 “Citywide Arterial Street Improvements”
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed as to form.
CONCLUSION
The proposed project will improve the pavement along Trask Avenue from Beach Boulevard to Hoover Street.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Reduced size project plans (Full size plans and specifications are not attached to this report but are available to review at City Hall).
REVIEWED BY
Erin Backs, Finance Director
Christian Bettenhausen, City Attorney
Christine Cordon, City Manager