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6.2A <br />Page 1 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />May 24, 2010 <br />SUBJECT <br />Final Acceptance -Willow Street Improvement Project <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Accept, by motion, the Willow Street Improvement Project and authorize the release of <br />bonds and the retention according to city procedures. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On August 24, 2009, Council awarded the construction contract for the Willow Street <br />Improvement Project to Joseph J. Albanese, Inc., for a base bid of $223,305.50. <br />Construction began in September of 2009. The project was successfully completed in <br />accordance with the plans and specifications. Seven (7) change orders totaling <br />$15,246.00 were issued. The final contract amount is $238,551.50 which is 6.8% more <br />than the initially awarded contract amount. Change orders resulted from unforeseeable <br />conditions encountered during construction. Unanticipated work included changes to <br />the grading and quantity adjustments. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Council may choose not to accept the project and/or not to authorize the release of <br />bonds and retention which would be contrary to the terms of the contract, prior Council <br />action, and the public contracting code. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Costco Wholesale Corporation contributed $100,000.00 to the Willow Street <br />Improvement Project. Sufficient funding for the construction agreement was previously <br />appropriated from the Capital Improvement Fund -Sidewalk Replacement Program and <br />Sform Drain Collection System Construction. <br />:~'`G,~ <br />M. Saber Sarwary, PE <br />Supervising Civil Engineer <br />~ ~ <br />~~ <br />Peter n ram <br />9 <br />City Manager <br />~, <br />Chu Chang, PE, LEED AP <br />Building, Infrastructure, and <br />Transportation Director <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />RELATED DOCUMENTS 1N CITY CLERK'S OFFICE <br />None <br />