PROJECT NO. CIP 99-144 STRAND BIKEWAY AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY BETWEEN 24TH STREET AND 35TH STREET – APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNT DUE TO QUANTITY ADJUSTMENTS

 

Recommendation :

It is recommended that the City Council approve the payment of $7,150.20 to Los Angeles Engineering for quantity adjustments.

Background :

On July 10, 2001, City Council accepted the work completed by Los Angeles Engineering Inc. for Project No. CIP 99-144 Strand Bikeway and Pedestrian Walkway Between 24th Street and 35th Street. In that agenda item, Staff reported the final construction cost to be $667,913, but inadvertently omitted the detail noting that the sum of the approved change orders and quantity adjustments exceeded the $59,794 contingency amount by $7,150.20. Council approval is needed to approve payment for the remaining $7,150.20.

The quantity adjustments amount to $34,987.10, which include additional pavement removal, concrete pavement, seawall concrete repair, and concrete wall, a reduction in sewer manhole adjustments and a credit for work to repair the sewer pump station. Upon final tabulation, the quantity adjustments exceeded the allowable contract amount by $7,150.20.

This contract is a unit price contract. The major bid items such as concrete pavement removal, concrete pavement construction, and concrete wall construction are unit price bid items. Although estimated quantities are provided for bidding purposes, payments to the contractor are given based on actual quantities.

Analysis :

• L.A. Engineering’s contract price                     $ 597,944.79
• Approved contingency                                            59,794.00
• Approved contract budget                           --   $ 657,738.79
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• Construction cost                                                $ 597,944.79
• Approved change order                                           31,957.10
• Quantity adjustments                                                34,987.10
• L.A. Engineering’s construction cost           --   $ 664,888.99
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• Unapproved Balance                                    --        $ 7,150.20

The work for this project is complete and payment for the remaining $7,150.20 is due to Los Angeles Engineering for quantity adjustments. Since the $7,150.20 exceeds the approved contract amount, it will be necessary for Council to approve the payment of $7,150.20.

Fiscal Impact :

There are sufficient funds available in the FY 2000-01 budget; therefore, no additional appropriations are needed at this time.

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