City Council

8. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONSTRUCTION\nCONTRACT FOR CIP 2019-02 SLAUSON AVENUE CONGESTION RELIEF\nPROJECT\nRECOMMENDED THAT CITY COUNCIL:\n1. Award the contract to All American Asphalt for the construction of CIP 2019-02\nSlauson Avenue Congestion Relief Project as the lowest responsive, responsible\nbidder for a not to exceed fee of $5,650,337.79 (Option 1) payable from\nreimbursable Metro Measure R grant funds; and\n2. Approve a construction contingency in the amount of $680,277.21 payable from\nreimbursable Metro Measure R grant funds; and\n3. Authorize the Finance Department to allocate funds into a project account number\nthat will pay for the project while staff seeks reimbursement from Metro; or\n4. Award the contract to All American Asphalt for the construction of CIP 2019-02\nSlauson Avenue Congestion Relief Project as the lowest responsive, responsible\nbidder for a not to exceed fee of $9,143,090.77 (Option 2), which includes\nconcreting five intersections where traffic signals will be upgraded and partially\npaid from reimbursable Metro Measure R grant funds; and\n5. Approve a five percent (5%) construction contingency in the amount of\n$457,154.54 payable from designated funds chosen by the City Manager’s Office\nand Finance Department if Option 2 is chosen; and\n6. If the City Council elects to go with Option 2, authorize the City Manager’s Office\nand Finance Department to issue an account number and utilize designed funds\nto pay for the remaining balance ($3,269,630.31) and complete the Option 2\nProject; and\n7. Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract agreement and\nall applicable change orders in good faith.