HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #03 Approval and Authorization to Award Work of Modifying the Catch Basins along the West Side of Leshore Drive
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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: June 16, 2009
Item # 3
Contact Name:
Contact Number:
David Wheeler
407 -905-3100,
ext. 1504
Reviewed By:
Department Director:
City Manager:
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Subject: Approval of and authorization to award the work of modifying the catch basins along the west
side of Lakeshore Drive to the firm of American Persian Engineers & Constructors, Inc. for the amount of
$10,000.00, and for the Finance Department to issue the required purchase order.
Background Summary:
When Lakeshore Drive was reconstructed in 2008 to improve drainage, the same catch basins were
specified for both sides of the street. Experience since construction was completed has shown that
drivers have difficulty discerning the location of catch basins installed along the parking area on the west
side of Lakeshore Drive between the boat ramps and Oakland Avenue. As a result, vehicles are driving
across the catch basin, which involves a drop of about 8 inches from the top of the curb to the roadway's
surface. The subject project will remove the two existing pre-cast catch basins for use by the City at
other locations and replace them with a trench drain in the top of a Miami curb section that will match that
used elsewhere on this side of the street.
Issue:
The Engineering Division solicited bids for the work from a number of firms. The price offered by
American Persian Engineers and Constructors, Inc. (APEC) provides the lowest cost of construction.
This firm has previously provided satisfactory service to the City for similar work.
Recommendations
The Engineering Division recommends that the City Commission accept the bid of $10,000.00 from
APEC for replacing the catch basin tops and authorize the Finance Department to issue the required
purchase orders. To fund the project, staff recommends that the City Commission approve the allocation
of $10,000.00 of previously budgeted funds in the Stormwater Operating capital account.
Attachments:
None.
Financial Impact:
The funding for this action is derived from a $180,000 budget for unidentified small projects authorized by
the City Commission in the current fiscal year.
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