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Resolution awarding a construction contract to McGuire and Hester of Alameda, California for the Grand Boulevard Initiative Phase III Project (Project No. st1807, Bid No. 2658) in an amount not to exceed $3,257,557, authorizing a total construction contract authority budget of $3,925,300, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
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WHEREAS, the Grand Boulevard Initiative Phase III Project (“Project”) will complete the last phase of the Grand Boulevard Initiative and install new Class II bike lane and pedestrian sidewalks between Arroyo Drive and Kaiser along El Camino Real; and
WHEREAS, the City issued a notice inviting bids for the project on December 5, 2022, and December 12, 2022, and on January 26, 2023 received four (4) bid proposals in response; and
WHEREAS, McGuire and Hester of Alameda, California was the lowest responsible bidder and provided competitive unit prices; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends awarding the construction contract to McGuire and Hester of Alameda, California in an amount not to exceed $3,257,557, which is the total for the base bid plus the bid alternate; and
WHEREAS, staff also requests the City Council to authorize a construction contract authority budget of $3,257,557, with additional $667,743 contingency, totaling a construction budget of $3,925,300 for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project is included in the City of South San Francisco’s fiscal year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program (Project No. st1807) with sufficient funds in FY 2022-23 to cover the initial construction costs through the end of the current fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that the City Council hereby awards a construction contract, a draft of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, for the Grand Boulevard Initiative Phase III Project to McGuire and Hester of Alameda, California, in an amount not to exceed $3,257,557 conditioned on McGuire and Hester’s timely execution of the Project contract and submission of all required documents, including but not limited to, certificates of insurance and endorsement, in accordance with the Project documents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the City Council authorizes a total construction contract authority budget of $3,925,300 and authorizes the City Manager to utilize unspent amount of the total Project budget, if necessary, towards additional construction contingency budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized 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 McGuire and Hester of the signed contract and all other documents, subject to approval by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the City Manager to take any other related actions consistent with the intention of the resolution.
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