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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-06-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - BOUQUET CYN MEDIAN IMPROV (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: Agenda Item: 8 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: June 12, 2012 Curtis Nay BOUQUET CANYON ROAD MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT B4007 - PROJECT ACCEPTANCE Public Works RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. City Council accept the completion of the Bouquet Canyon Road Median Improvements, Project B4007. 2. Direct the City Clerk to file the attached Notice of Completion. 3. Direct staff to release the remaining retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been filed, as provided by law. BACKGROUND On August 23, 2011, the City Council awarded a construction contract to R. C. Becker & Son, Inc., for the Bouquet Canyon Road Median Improvements project. Located on Bouquet Canyon Road from Plum Canyon Road to Urbandale Avenue, this median landscape project replaced striped pavement medians and raised asphalt medians with irrigated, landscaped medians. This project employs the City's successful water management technology and best management practice, including plant selection. This Bouquet Canyon Road segment was chosen to bring the look and benefits of well-maintained medians located throughout the City to the Saugus community and enhance the Bouquet Canyon Road gateway into the City. This project is part of the City's adopted Capital Improvement Program and helps the City accomplish its beautification efforts of all major roadways through landscaped medians. Certified and compliant with Assembly Bill 1881 (the state law regarding water efficiency) the design invests in high-quality landscaping projects within the public right-of-way, helping to keep the City on water management's cutting edge. The construction contract and three-month maintenance period were completed within budget to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on March 22, 2012. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT The project was funded with Landscape Maintenance District funds (Fund 357), Zone 2008-1 Major Medians. The project budget adequately provided for all project costs including construction management, inspection, and administration. The final contract cost for R. C. Becker & Son, Inc., is $660,901, which is within the original City Council authorized contract spending authority of $737,800, approved at the time of contract award at the August 23, 2011, City Council meeting. ATTACHMENTS Vicinity Map Notice of Completion 2 RECORDING REQUESTED BY: City of Santa Clarita Public Works Department WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: Sarah P. Gorman, Esquire, City Clerk City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 304 Santa Clarita, CA 91355-2196 RECORDING FEES EXEMPTED G.C. § 6103 and 27383 NOTICE OF COMPLETION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: I. The City of Santa Clarita, a municipal corporation, is the owner in fee, except for the right-of-way upon which it has been constructed, of a certain public improvement known as the Bouquet Canyon Road Median Improvements, Project B4007. 2. The City's address is 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300, Santa Clarita, California 91355. 3. The general location of said public improvements is Bouquet Canyon Median from Plum Canyon Road to Urbandale Avenue in the Saugus area, within the City. 4. On August 23, 2011, a contract to construct said public improvement was awarded to R.C. Becker & Son, Inc., 28355 Kelly Johnson Parkway, Santa Clarita, California 91355. 5. Work under said contract was completed on March 22, 2012, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and was accepted by the City on June 12, 2012. Sarah P. Gorman, Esquire, City City of Santa Clarita STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I have read the foregoing Notice of Completion and know its contents. I am the City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and am authorized to make this verification for and on its behalf, and I make this verification for that reason. 1 declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and was duly and regularly ordered to be recorded in the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder. Sarah P. Gorman, Esquire, City Clerk Date City of Santa Clarita M