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File #: 21-541    Version: 1
Type: Consent Calendar Status: Passed
File created: 7/13/2021 In control: City Council/Public Financing Authority
On agenda: 7/20/2021 Final action: 7/20/2021
Title: Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize execution of a construction contract with J&A Engineering Corporation (J&A Fence) in the amount of $1,096,227 for the Bluff Top Park Railing Project, CC-1631
Attachments: 1. Att#1 Vicinity Map, 2. 7.20.21 Sup Com - Crumby PPT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION

SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members

SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager

PREPARED BY: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works

Subject:
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Accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and authorize execution of a construction contract with J&A Engineering Corporation (J&A Fence) in the amount of $1,096,227 for the Bluff Top Park Railing Project, CC-1631
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Statement of Issue:
On July 13, 2021, bids were received electronically for the Bluff Top Railing Project, CC-1631. City Council action is requested to award the construction contract to J&A Engineering Corporation, doing business as J&A Fence, the most responsive and responsible bidder.

Financial Impact:
Total construction cost for the project, including contingency and supplementals, is $1,370,284. $1,370,284 is available in the Blufftop Grant Fund account 125686001.82800.

Recommended Action:
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A) Accept the most responsive and responsible bid submitted by J&A Fence in the amount of $1,096,227; and,

B) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a construction contract in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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Alternative Action(s):
Reject all bids, or provide staff with alternative action.

Analysis:
The existing metal railing along the bluff top and on the stairways along Bluff Top Park is deteriorated and in need of replacement, due to the exposure to the marine environment. The Bluff Top Park area is on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway from 9th Street to Seapoint. The existing metal railing, located adjacent to the bluff top trail will be replaced with a new wooden lodgepole railing, as approved by City Council on December 16, 2019.

Additionally, the existing stairway metal railing within this span will be replaced with a new anodized aluminum railing. The base bid for the project included stainless steel for the stairway metal railing with an alternate bid option to use anodized aluminum. Both st...

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