CC SR 20181218 J - NOC Hawthorne Blvd Arterial Wall BeautificaitonRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 12/18/2018
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of
Completion for the Hawthorne Boulevard Arterial Wall Beautification Project
No. RW2017-03.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Accept the work as complete;
(2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles
County Registrar-Recorder’s Office and, if no claims are filed within 35 days after
recordation, and upon the contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond, notice
the surety company to exonerate the Performance Bond; and,
(3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the retention payment to
Metrocell Construction Inc., 35 days after recordation of the Notice of
Completion, contingent upon no claims being filed on the project and the
contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond with the City.
FISCAL IMPACT: The final construction cost was $242,745.
Amount Budgeted: $265,745
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 330-400-8811-8802 $265,745
(Construction + Contingency)
ORIGINATED BY: Nadia Carrasco, Assistant Engineer
REVIEWED BY: Elias Sassoon, PE, Director of Public Works
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Notice of Completion (Page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
In an effort to help beautify the City’s arterial streets and improve the overall visual
character of the City, a construction contract for the Hawthorne Boulevard Arterial Wall
Beautification Project was awarded to Metrocell Construction, Inc. by the City Council
on December 19, 2017. The project consisted of removing of more than 5,245 linear
feet of deteriorated and unsafe chain link fences, pilasters, and vegetation debris that
had eroded into the public right-of-way along Hawthorne Boulevard. More than 70
property owners along Hawthorne Boulevard from Indian Valley Road to the northerly
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City limits with the City of Rolling Hills Estates participated in the City’s Arterial Fences
and Wall Program. The following table summarizes the construction costs:
Hawthorne Boulevard Arterial Wall
Beautification Project No. RW2017-03
Council Authorization
(construction + contingency) $ 265,745.00
Construction Costs
Construction Contract $241,586.00
Change Orders $686.91
Total Construction Cost $242,272.91
Total Construction Savings $23,472.09
Therefore, Staff recommends accepting the project as complete and filing a Notice of
Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office. If no claims are
filed within 35 days after recordation, the City will release the retention payment, and,
upon the contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond, notice the surety company to
exonerate the Performance Bond.
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