RESOLUTION NO. -23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER WITH FRANCO ENGINEERING, INC. FOR THE OAK PARK BOULEVARD GAP CLOSURE PROJECT NO. 04-23
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the FY 2022–2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which includes the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23, (Project MK-3D) in the CIP as a funded Project; and
WHEREAS, the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23 addresses pedestrian and bicycle safety by providing a new, continuous ADA sidewalk along the north side of Oak Park Boulevard from Hook Avenue to the Pleasant Hill Library; and WHEREAS, the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23 will provide new rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB) at existing crosswalks at Oak Park Boulevard/Manor Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard/Via del Sol intersections to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, access, and visibility; and
WHEREAS, the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23 will provide new signage and striping adjacent to the improvements, including the installation of Class II bike lanes; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2023, via Resolution No. 59-23, the City Council awarded the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23 to Franco Engineering, Inc. (Contractor) in the base bid amount of $503,261.00, plus 15 percent contingency funds in the amount of $75,489.15, for a total not-to-exceed construction cost of $578,750.15, which is $226,249.85 below the approved construction budget of $805,000; and WHEREAS, a contract between the City of Pleasant Hill and Franco Engineering, Inc. was executed on July 24, 2023, for the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23; and WHEREAS, on July 25, 2023, the Budget Committee directed staff to explore the cost of constructing additional sidewalk gap closure improvements along the southern portion of Oak Park Boulevard between Manor Avenue and Via Del Sol, and supported revising the original scope of work to include these improvements if construction costs did not exceed the approved Project budget; and
WHEREAS, City staff has obtained a proposed change order from Franco Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $115,023.14 with an added 15 percent contingency of $17,253.47 (total change order cost of $132,276.61) to be included in the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23 currently under construction; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2023, City Council adopted Resolution No. 62-23 authorizing the City Manager to execute the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Grant Agreement on behalf of the City for a Comprehensive Action Plan; approving a new CIP project, SS4A Action Plan (MK-6) for $300,000 with $240,000 reimbursed by FHWA grant and $60,000 in Measure K local match funds; and approving a $60,000 project budget transfer in Measure K funding from the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project (MK-3D R1) as the local match to SS4A Comprehensive Action Plan (MK-6); and
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2023, the City received Transportation Development Act (TDA) grant funds from the state in the amount of $70,000, which augments the overall project budget from $880,000 to $950,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill that:
1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract change order (Exhibit A) with Franco Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $115,023.14 for the installation of additional ADA-compliant concrete sidewalk improvements for the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure, Project No. 04-23.
2. The City Council authorizes an additional 15 percent in contingency funds, or$17,253.47, for a total not-to-exceed change order cost of $132,276.61 at the unit prices set forth in Franco Engineering, Inc.’s proposal.
3. The City receive $70,000 from the TDA grant funds and increase the overall project budget for the Oak Park Boulevard Sidewalk Gap Closure Project No. 04-23, (Project MK-3D) from $880,000 to $950,000.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 11th day of September, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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TIMOTHY M. FLAHERTY, Mayor
ATTEST:
JUANITA DAVALOS, Acting City Clerk