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THE CITY OF_ _ _ g'i'► CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL£ASANTON. March 21, 2017 Engineering TITLE: APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, REVIEW BIDS, AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO EMPIRE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $711,092.50 FOR THE 2017 CURB & GUTTER REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CIP NO. 16509 SUMMARY Bids have been received for the project to remove and replace damaged sidewalk, curb and gutter, and install new Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)access ramps and street improvements. The work also includes concrete work on Foothill Road and Jerlin Place associated with the Castleridge Trail Parking, and concrete work at StanleyNalley/Bernal identified as near-term improvements in the Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan. Staff is recommending award of the construction contract to Empire Engineering & Construction, Inc. in the amount of $711,092.50. RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve the plans and specifications for this project. 2. Review the bids received and award the construction contract for the project to Empire Engineering & Construction Inc. of San Francisco, California in the amount of $711,092.50. 3. Authorize the City Manager to enter into the above construction contract. 4. Authorize the Director of Engineering to approve and execute contract change orders for a contingency amount not to exceed $71,109. 5. Authorize the transfer of funds in the amount of$71,551 from the Annual Sidewalk and Intersection Ramp Installation project, CIP No. 16505 and close out CIP 16505. 6. Authorize the transfer of funds in the amount of $125,000 from the Annual Sidewalk Maintenance project, CIP No. 16512. 7. Appropriate Gas Tax funds in the amount of$352,992 to complete funding for the project. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The anticipated total expenditure for this project is $839,543. This includes the construction contract of$711,093, design and other costs already expended at $42,341, a 10% construction contingency of $71,109, and $15,000 for survey field staking during construction. Current funding for the project totals $486,551, which includes $250,000 from CIP 16509, $71,551 from CIP 16505, $125,000 from CIP 16512, and $40,000 from the East Bay Regional Park District. This creates a funding shortfall of $352,992. Staff recommends that City Council appropriate the $352,992 from the Gas Tax Fund to fully fund the project. It is also recommended that Council approve the transfers from CIP 16505 and CIP 16512 to CIP 16509 for project accounting purposes. (See Attachment 3 for a Funding and Expenditure Summary).