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Approval of the Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Advertise for Construction Bids for the Sherbourne Drive and Washington Place Streetlight Improvement Projects.
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City of Culver City, California
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve the final plans and specifications and
authorize advertising for construction bids for the Sherbourne Drive (between
Washington Boulevard and its southerly terminus) and Washington Place (between
McLaughlin Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard) Streetlight Improvement Projects,
P-868 (CDBG #600903-06) and P-684, respectively.
BACKGROUND:
This year’s Capital Improvement Budget includes Sherbourne Drive Streetlight
Improvement Project, P-868 (CDBG #600903-06) between Washington Boulevard to
its southerly terminus, and Washington Place Streetlight Improvement Project
between McLaughlin Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, P-684.
The existing streetlight systems on Sherbourne Drive and Washington Place were
identified as substandard and require replacement and upgrade. The system has
become obsolete and requires replacement for several reasons:
• It is on a series circuit and is over 30 years old;
• It has lead wiring which tends to corrode and short out in wet weather; and
• It runs on high voltage which is less safe than current street lighting systems.
Series circuitry is outdated and no longer used for street lighting systems due to its
inherent maintenance problems, which include:
Meeting Date: 11/26/07 Item Number: C-4
AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization
to Advertise for Construction Bids for the Sherbourne Drive and Washington
Place Streetlight Improvement Projects
Contact Person/Dept.: Lee Torres/Public
Works
Phone Number: 310.253.5623
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification:
Master Notification List emailed on November 21, 2007.
Sherbourne Drive and Washington Place Residents and Business Owners via First
Class Postcard, mailed November 20,
2007
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson 11/15/07
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (11/20/07)
Fiscal Impact Review:
Marlee Chang (by N. Kimball)(11/20/07)
City Manager Approval:
Jerry B. Fulwood (11/21/2007) City of Culver City, California
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• If one section of the circuit is damaged, the other lights on the circuit fail;
• The old lead wiring is prone to causing outages;
• Special safety measures are required when maintaining the existing high
voltage circuitry (the new system will run on low voltage).
DISCUSSION:
Sherbourne Drive Streetlight Project
The Sherbourne Drive streetlight project was approved by the City Council in
January 2006 with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, as
recommended by the City’s CDBG Committee.
The scope of work along Sherbourne Drive consists of the removal and replacement
of the existing streetlights with seven (7) 11-foot-high traditional marberlite standard
poles with acorn lamps and the replacement of the existing luminaire on the 25-foot-
high cobra head streetlight at the street southerly terminus.
Washington Place Streetlight Project
The scope of work along Washington Place consists of the removal and replacement
of the existing luminaries on fourteen (14) streetlights, installation of nineteen (19)
new 25-foot-high cobra head streetlights, and associated circuitry along the north
side of the street between Albright Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard and along the
south side of the street between McLaughlin Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard.
Under Engineering Division staff supervision, Paller-Roberts Engineering, Inc.
designed and prepared the construction plans and specifications for Sherbourne
Drive and Washington Place Streetlight Improvement Projects, at a cost of $18,000
and $28,000, respectively. The construction management and construction
inspection will be performed by Engineering Division staff.
It is estimated that the award of the construction contract will occur in February 2008
with construction slated to begin in March 2008 and expected to be completed in
July 2008.
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FISCAL ANALYSIS:
Funding for these two projects is included in the fiscal year 2007-08 adopted Capital
Improvement Budget. More information will be provided once bids are received and
opened and a contract award is considered.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Location Map.
MOTIONS:
That the City Council:
1. Approve the plans and specifications for Sherbourne Drive and Washington
Place Streetlight Improvement Projects, P-868 and P-684; and
2. Authorize advertising for bids for the Sherbourne Drive and Washington Place
Streetlight Improvement Projects, P-868 and P-684.