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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Award of Construction Contract to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. as the Lowest Responsive and Responsible Bidder, in the Amount of $92,582 for the Higuera Street Sidewalk Improvement Project, PS-036; and (2) Authorization to the Public Works Director to Approve Change Orders to the Contract in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $23,145 to Cover Contingency Costs.
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Meeting Date: August 11, 2025
Contact.: Hong Wang/Public Works, Engineering
Phone Number: (310) 253-5604
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X ] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/07/2025)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (07/23/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) award a construction contract to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in the amount of $92,582 for the Higuera Street Sidewalk Improvement Project, PS-036; and (2) authorize the Public Works Director to approve change orders to the contract in an amount not-to-exceed $23,145 to cover contingency costs.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Higuera Street Sidewalk Project will construct a new sidewalk on the south side of Higuera Street, between Hayden Avenue and Shaefer Street. These improvements will provide a continuous paved path of travel on the south side of Higuera Street between Schaefer Street and Hayden Avenue.
In September 2024, the Public Works Department/Engineering Division issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to the City Council approved list of on-call civil engineering firms for engineering design services. Kreuzer Consulting Group was selected and issued a Notice to Proceed on December 17, 2024, for engineering design services.
The existing eucalyptus street trees will be removed to allow space for the propos...
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