HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/20/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (7) DATE: February 20, 2002
TO: City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
RACQUET CLUB ROAD PEDESTRIAN BEACONS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council award contract to Sierra Pacific Electrical
Contracting, in the amount of $31,200.00, for the Racquet Club Road Pedestrian
Beacons, City Project 00-24.
SUMMARY:
Award of this contract will provide forthe installation of an overhead flashing yellow
pedestrian beacon system fora school crosswalk atthe Racquet Club Road and Via
Miraleste intersection.
BACKGROUND:
In September 1999, staff submitted to Caltrans an application for the 2001/2002
Year Hazard Elimination Safety(HES)Program. The application requested$24,500
in grant funds to install overhead flashing beacons at an unprotected school
crosswalk at the Racquet Club Road and Via Miraleste intersection. This
intersection receives a large volume of pedestrian traffic, as children walk to Vista
Del Monte Elementary School, as well as Victoria Park.
In November 2000, Caltrans notified staff that the grant application had been
approved, and awarded the requested $24,500 in grant funds. Subsequently, staff
prepared plans and specifications for this project, and forwarded the necessary
documents to Caltrans to receive authorization to advertise and award the project.
That authorization was received on December 21, 2001.
On January 4 and 11, 2002, the project was advertised for bids, and at 2:00 P.M. on
January 29, 2002, the Department of Procurement and Contracting received bids
from the following contractors:
Contractor Bid Amount
1. Sierra Pacific Electrical Contracting; Riverside, CA $31,200.00
2. Steiny and Company, Inc.; Corona, CA $33,781.00
3. TDS Engineering; Westlake Village, CA $42,467.00
4. Brey Electric Corp.; Beaumont, CA $42,500.00
5. DBX, Inc.; Temecula, CA $45,398.00
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Racquet Club Road Pedestrian Beacons
February 20, 2002
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The Engineer's estimate was $23,000.00. The low bidder is Sierra Pacific Electrical
Contracting, from Riverside, California. The company is a corporation and its
officers are: Barry W. Loop, President;Gilbert H. Loop,Vice President;Jim Bentson,
Secretary; and Judith K. Loop, Asst. Secretary.
The HES Grant will provide up to$24,500 in funds to cover costs associated with the
design and construction of this project. A local match is required to fund the
remainder of the construction costs ($6,700), as well as the inspection and
administration costs for the HES Program ($9,000). Sufficient funds are available
in the federal grant reimbursable account 261-4491-50199 (HES Grant Racquet
Club), and in account 133-4298-50145 (Upgrade Pedestrian Sgnls).
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DAVID J. BARAKIAN
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Minute Order
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STATE OF CALIFORNTA
County of Riverside
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Proof of Publicotion of
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years,and not a party to or interested in the
above-entitled matter.I am the principal clerk of a
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printer of the,DESERT SUN PUI3LISHING elry OF
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adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the CIFIC ELECTRICAL
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California under the date of March 24, 1985.Case RACQUET bLuCu FiOAAD'
Number 191236;that the notice,of which the PEDESTRIAN 13rA-
CONS, CITY PROJECT
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than non pariel,has been published in each regular I HEREBY CERTIFY
that this Minute Order,
and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any awaroing contract to sl,
supplement thereof on the following dates to wit: errs PuuOc Electrical'
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foregoing is true and correct- PATRICIA A SAtNNDERS
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Dated at Palm Springs,California this day
February
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MINUTE ORDER NO.
AWARDING CONTRACT TO SIERRA PACIFIC
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$31,200.00, FOR THE RACQUET CLUB ROAD
PEDESTRIAN BEACONS, CITY PROJECT 00-24
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, awarding contract to Sierra Pacific Electrical
Contracting, in the amount of $31,200.00, for the Racquet Club Road Pedestrian Beacons, City
Project 00-24, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting
thereof held on the 201" day of February, 2002.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk