LA County Board

36. Olympic Boulevard Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution finding that the modification and\nsynchronization of traffic signals in the Cities of Commerce, Los Angeles,\nMontebello, and the unincorporated community of East Los Angeles, is of\ngeneral County interest and that County aid in the form of\nHighways-Through-Cities Funds toward the cost of traffic signal modification\nand synchronization shall be provided to the Cities of Commerce, Los Angeles,\nand Montebello in accordance with all applicable provisions of law relating to the\nfunds derived from Proposition C local sales tax in the amount of $1,546,300;\napprove and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute Funding\nCooperative Agreements between the County and the Cities of Commerce and\nMontebello to allow the Cities to contribute their share of funding to the Olympic\nBoulevard Traffic Signal Synchronization Program - Indiana Street to\nMontebello Boulevard Project (Project) (1 and 4), the total Project amount is\ncurrently estimated to be $4,261,600 with the City of Commerce’s share\nestimated to be $865,400, the City of Los Angeles’ estimated to be $10,500, the\nCity of Montebello’s estimated to be $979,200, and the County’s estimated to be\n$2,406,500, and execute amendments and modifications to the Funding\nCooperative Agreements to incorporate necessary programmatic and\nadministrative changes; approve the Project and adopt the plans and\nspecifications for the Project at an estimated construction contract amount\nbetween $2,000,000 and $3,000,000; advertise for bids to be received before\n11:00 a.m. on April 18, 2023; find pursuant to State Public Contract Code\nSection 3400 (c) (2) that it is necessary to specify the designated items by\nspecific brand name in order to match other products in use on a particular\npublic improvement either completed or in the course of completion; find that\nthe proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act;\nand authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public\nWorks) ADOPT 4-VOTES\nDetermine whether the bid of the apparent responsible contractor with\nthe lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact, responsive and, if not\nresponsive, to determine which apparent responsible contractor\nsubmitted the lowest responsive bid;\nAward and execute a construction contract for the Project with the\nresponsible contractor with the lowest responsive bid within or less than\nthe estimated cost range of $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, or that exceeds\nthe estimated cost range by no more than 15% if additional and\nappropriate funds have been identified; and\nExtend the date and time for the receipt of bids, allow substitution of\nsubcontractors and relief of bidders, approve and execute change orders\nwithin the same monetary limits delegated to the Director, and release\nretention money withheld. (23-1106)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence