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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - LYONS AVE MEDIAN IMPROV (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: Wayne Weber DATE: February 8, 2000 SUBJECT: LYONS AVENUE MEDIAN LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE I PROJECT NO. LM -99-00-10, BID AWARD DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council to award the contract for Lyons Avenue Median Landscape Improvements Phase I, Project No. LM -99-00-10, to Acacia Landscaping, the lowest responsible bidder, for an amount not to exceed $314,700 and authorize a 15% contingency expenditure. Authorize the appropriation and expenditure of an additional $21,905 from Areawide 1 LMD fund balance Account No. 61820 to Account No. B2002401. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval. BACKGROUND On December 7, 1999, Council authorized the advertisement for bids for Project LM -99-00- 10. This project consists of landscaping the existing medians from Interstate 5 to Orchard Village Road, as shown on the attached project location map. Although the second lowest bidder is local and within 1% of the lowest bid, State law requires the City to award to the lowest responsible bidder for Public Works Projects. The following bids were received by the City Clerk on January 19, 2000: * Acacia Landscaping Santa Barbara $314,700.00 ABC Lawn Sprinkler, Inc. Santa Clarita $316,951.72 Golden Bear Arborists Monrovia $369,932.00 C.A. Rasmussen, Inc. Lancaster $382,287.30 Rusheed Construction Co. Calabasas $399,951.90 Engineer's Estimate .$402,072.00 E & M Contractors Sylmar $434,629.91 Valley Crest Landscape San Fernando $443,165.00 Pima Corporation Santa Monica $456,955.50 -'M I ED Agenda Item -AA ALTERNATIVE ACTION No alternative actions identified by staff. FISCAL IMPACT Funds in the amount of $340,000 have been budgeted in, Areawide 1 LMD Account No. B2002401. Appropriate $21,905 from Areawide 1 LMD fund balance Account No. 61820 for potential contingency expenditures. ATTACHMENTS Project Location Map GB:Itk pr%cs cB\ag repwX2000 1yonsbidAm