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To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> <br /> March 25, 2002 <br /> <br /> Subject <br /> Final Acceptance - BCDC Observation Decks with Access Walk Project <br /> Engineering File No. 803-02 <br /> <br /> Recommendation <br />Accept by motion, subject to reservation of certain rights, the BCDC Observation Decks <br />with Access Walk Project, and authorize the release of bonds and retention. <br /> <br />Background <br />On May 14, 2001,' the City Council adopted Resolution No. 14226, waiving the public <br />bidding process and authorizing the award of contract for the subject project. The <br />bidding process was waived in order to allow the Contractor sufficient time to construct <br />the observation platforms in time to meet the BCDC requirement deadline. The original <br />contract was in the amount of $232,248. <br /> <br />Subsequent to the award of contract, Change Order #1 was issued on September 10, <br />2001, after the adoption of Resolution No. 14377. This Change Order was in the <br />amount of $114,514, and was mainly for building a boardwalk style, public access path <br />widening to the west of the Seacrest Subdivision. This Change Order was authorized, <br />again, in order for the City to be able to meet the deadline set by BCDC in their <br />Stipulated Cease and Desist Order. This brings the total of the project up to $346,762. <br /> <br />The construction of the original contract work, including the observation platforms, was <br />completed in October 2001. However, because of work associated with Change Order <br />#1, and the legal action by the Owners' Association, the complete project has not been <br />presented for acceptance until now. <br /> <br />Most of the work under Change Order #1 was substantially completed in December <br />2001. However, t.he final task of repairing the original decomposed granite path could <br />not be done until the substrate sufficiently dried. Additionally, the homeowners at the <br />Seacrest Subdivision development requested a design change to modify the pathway <br />handrails for aesthetic reasons. Staff worked with BCDC and the Contractor, and <br />changed the picket fence design to a cable rail system, without any cost impact to the <br />City. The homeowners much prefer the cable rail system, since it minimally impairs the <br />corridor view, compared to the picket system. After several reviews, BCDC concurred <br />with the change. <br /> <br />The project complies with the requirement of BCDC permit for bringing the Redwood <br />Shores levee system up to federal standards to provide an alternative Bay access <br /> <br /> <br />