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Resolution accepting $476,487 in grant funding from Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transportation Improvement Program, awarding a construction contract to Golden Bay Construction, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $537,056, authorizing a total construction contract authority budget of $617,656, approving Budget Amendments #23.027 and #23.028, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City for the E101 Transit Expansion Project (CIP No. tr2203, Bid No. 2673).
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco (“City”) applied for, and was awarded, grant funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (“MTC”) under the Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”) for the East of 101 Transit Expansion Project (“Project”) in the amount of $476,487; and
WHEREAS, the (“Project”) will install new bus stops, bus shelters, signage, striping, and high-visibility crosswalks at seven (7) locations throughout the East of 101 area; and
WHEREAS, the City issued a notice inviting bids for the project on September 22, and September 30, 2022, and on October 19, 2022, staff received five (5) bid proposals in response; and
WHEREAS, Golden Bay Construction, Inc. of Hayward, California was the lowest responsible bidder and provided competitive unit prices; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends awarding a construction contract to Golden Bay Construction, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $537,056.00, which is the total for the base bid; and
WHEREAS, staff also requests the City Council to authorize a construction contract authority of $537,056, with an additional $80,600 construction contingency, totaling a construction budget of $617,656 for the Project; and
WHEREAS, this project is already included in the City’s fiscal year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program and funded through grant funding and traffic impact fees; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends approving Budget Amendment #23.027, accepting $476,487 in grant funding from the MTC-TIP program for the purpose of constructing the project, as well as Budget Amendment #23.028, transferring $30,000 Citywide Transportation Impact Fees from the Grand Avenue Off-Ramp Project (CIP #TR2201) to this Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of South San Francisco hereby takes the following actions:
1. Awards a construction contract, a draft of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, for the East of 101 Transit Expansion Project to Golden Bay Construction, Inc. of Hayward, California, in an amount not to exceed $537,056 conditioned on Golden Bay Construction, Inc.’s timely execution of the Project contract and submission of all required documents, including but not limited to, certificates of insurance and endorsements, in accordance with the Project documents; and
2. Authorizes a total construction contract authority budget of $617,656 which includes a $80,600 contingency, and authorizes the City Manager to utilize unspent amount of the total Project budget, if necessary, towards additional construction contingency budget; and
3. Authorizes the City Engineer to approve the plans and specifications for said project on behalf of the City; and
4. Approves Budget Amendments #23.027 and #23.028; and
5. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the construction contract in substantially the same form as Exhibit A and any other related documents on behalf of the City upon timely submission by Golden Bay Construction, Inc. of the signed contract and all other documents subject to approval by the City Attorney.
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