HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-04-25 - AGENDA REPORTS - CANYON VIEW REGIONAL TRAIL (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
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April 25, 2006
CANYON VIEW REGIONAL TRAIL ACCESS, PROJECT NO.
T3002 -.PROJECT ACCEPTANCE
Public Works
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council accept the completion of Canyon View Regional Trail, Project No. T3002; direct
the City Clerk to file the attached Notice of Completion; direct staff to release the 5 percent
retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been
filed, as provided by law; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents,
subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
On April 12, 2005, the City Council awarded the contract to construct the Canyon View Regional
Trail to G Coast Construction, Inc. in the amount of $626,095.56. Construction commenced on
May 25, 2005. The trail work consisted of the construction of 0.5 miles of Class I shared -use
bicycle and pedestrian path along the Santa Clara River embankment. The bike path begins at
Soledad Canyon Road overcross near Camp Plenty Road, where the existing Santa Clara River
Trail ends. The trail project included grading, signage, striping, fencing, landscaping, perimeter
street trees planted along the length of the project, irrigation, and installation of a prefabricated
pedestrian/bicycle bridge near the Discovery Park site.
During construction, the contractor performed additional fencing, AC paving work, and
installation of access gates to meet requirements by the Los Angeles County Flood Maintenance
Division as a condition for a Flood Control Permit. A water connection fee in the amount of
$38,238.00 was paid to Castaic Lake Water Agency and Santa Clarita Water Company for the
project's irrigation system water demand services. Also, a phone line installation fee in the
amount of $13,916.00 was paid to SBC for the phone line service to the irrigation controller box.
APPROVED
Additional funds in the amount of $85,000.00 was approved during the midyear budget process
and budgeted in Account No. T3002001-8001 for the cost of the additional work. This project is
federally funded under the State Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program. The
TEA Program will reimburse the City a total of $219,000.00.
The total construction cost was $689,663.06. The construction contract was completed on time
and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on January 1, 2006 and a 90 -day maintenance period
for the landscape work ended on March 31, 2006.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact created by the approval of the recommended action. Adequate funding
has been budgeted in Account Nos. T3002001-8001, T3002109-8001, T3002210-8001, and
T3002452-8001 to provide for project costs.
ATTACHMENTS
Notice of Completion