Title
Approval of Bid Award for West Bay Sidewalk Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to award the construction contract for the West Bay Sidewalk Project to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Harlow Construction Company Inc., in the amount of $1,354,103, authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to proceed.
Report
Issue:
Whether to confirm staff's recommendation to award the West Bay Sidewalk project to Harlow Construction Company Inc., as the lowest responsible, responsive bidder.
Staff Contact:
Jim Rioux, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8484
Presenter(s):
None - consent calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
Funded by the City's Parks and Pathways Program, this project will construct a sidewalk on the west side of West Bay Drive, connecting the existing sidewalk at Brawne Avenue to the existing sidewalk at Smyth Landing. When it is complete there will be over a mile of continuous sidewalk from Harrison Avenue to Elliott Avenue.
Completing this project marks a significant milestone along this corridor. Since 2009, City Council has invested in several improvements, including:
* Sewer upgrades to prevent wastewater from flowing into West Bay,
* West Bay Park development to provide enhanced recreational opportunities, and
* Collaboration with the West Bay Drive and Northwest neighborhoods to construct a Neighborhood Pathway along Woodard Drive.
The focus of this contract is to provide a safe continuous pedestrian facility along West Bay Drive and to incorporate art along the retaining wall.
The City's Municipal Code requires that one percent of the construction contract for projects costing $500,000 or more be devoted to public art. Therefore, $30,000 is being used to incorporate the poetry of a local poet into the retaining wall and sidewalk design. The design on the face of the retaining...
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