FROM:
Engineering
SUBJECT:
Title
Final Acceptance of the Sierra Avenue Landscape Median Project (DE-24-28-SB)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Accept as complete the work performed by IMR, Inc. for the construction of the Sierra Avenue Landscape Median Project.
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by maintaining and improving the city's existing infrastructure.
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by improving the aesthetics of the community through code enforcement, street sweeping, and landscape maintenance.
DISCUSSION:
On December 12, 2023, the City Council authorized the award of a construction contract to the lowest responsible/responsive bidder (IMR, Inc.) in the amount of $745,690.00 with a 10% contingency in the amount of $74,569.00 for the Sierra Avenue Landscape Median Project (PN37603281). The improvements for the Sierra Avenue Landscape Median Project consisted of installing new boulders, shrubs, trees, rock cobble treatment areas, and a new irrigation system within a newly constructed raised median.
IMR, Inc. completed the construction of the project on May 1, 2025. The project was successfully completed for the final contract amount of $759,770.72, an increase of 1.89% from the original amount of $745,690.00 and $60,488.28 under the total authorized budget. All work has been completed to the satisfaction of the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As part of the action to accept the construction of the Sierra Avenue Landscape Median Project as complete, the City will take over the operation and maintenance of this public infrastructure. Appropriate funding for the maintenance work is included in the FY 2024-25 budget under the Public Works & Engineering Department, Parks and Landscape Division.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.