AgdaPkt 2014-10-06 Closed and Joint with SA

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7.2.A. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager October 6, 2014 SUBJECT Final Acceptance - 170 Alameda de las Pulgas, Sequoia Hospital Improvements RECOMMENDATION By motion, Council accept the construction improvements for 170 Alameda de las Pulgas, Sequoia Hospital and release bonds in accordance with the Improvement Agreement. BACKGROUND In July 2007, the City Council approved the final Sequoia Hospital EIR and the Hospital Precise Plan. In August 2007, the City Council approved changes to the General Plan Land Use Map description for the precise plan area, rezoning of the precise plan area, the final Sequoia Hospital Precise Plan, and the Planned Community Permit for the proposed hospital and parking structure improvements. On February 23, 2009 the City Council approved the Agreement for Construction of Improvements with Catholic Healthcare West, owner of record of 170 Alameda de las Pulgas, Sequoia Hospital. Improvements in accordance the agreement include construction of services to the new structures such as bus shelter, fire department connections, driveway access, drainage facilities, utility services, new sidewalk curbs and gutters, crosswalks and other typical site improvements within the public right of way, totaling an estimate of $1,135,487.00. ANALYSIS Catholic Healthcare West has completed the construction of improvements in accordance with the Improvement Agreement, the plans and specifications, and to the satisfaction of the City's Engineering Division. A faithful performance bond and a labor and material bond posted in accordance to the improvement agreement can be released at this time. These bonds will be replaced by a maintenance bond in the amount of 10% of the improvement value, which will be held for a period of one year. The maintenance bond is a warranty in the event any of the improvements fail within a one -year period.