Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7037 for the construction of the Shoreline Drive (between Ocean Boulevard and Linden Avenue) Traffic Improvements; award a contract to All American Asphalt, of Corona, CA, in the amount of $505,505, and authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $101,101, for a total contract amount not to exceed $606,606; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto.  (District 2)
322 Report from City Manager, Financial Management and Public Works Recommendation to award a contract to all American asphalt for the construction of the shoreline. Drive traffic improvements. For a total contract amount not to exceed $606,000. District two. Thank you. There's been a motion by me and a second by Councilmember Austin, I. We'll wait till folks are able to. Make their way out. We can have a brief staff report by Eric Lopez. Honorable Vice Mayor, a members of the city council. We are ready to proceed with the construction of the shoreline, drive traffic improvements to provide enhanced pedestrian bicyclist and vehicular access to the Alamitos Beach parking lot and beach area located at Shoreline Drive and Ocean Boulevard. The project is expected to begin this month and be finished by February. And that concludes the House staff report. Thank you, Mr. Lopez. I appreciate that. I wanted to share with my colleagues on this issue that anyone who has biked or walked to the intersection of Ocean and Shoreline Boulevard has experienced the lack of connectivity with the beach. And I think a lot of us have. Our hotel guests instinctively head down Ocean Boulevard toward the beach, but they reach a point where the sidewalk ends at this, forcing them to run across Shoreline Drive and its median. And clearly, you can imagine how unsafe that is. So it was this dangerous condition for bicyclists and pedestrians that led my office and our mobility coordinators to discuss a safer pathway. Since then, we've met with residents at the Villa Riviera and other buildings who shared the same concern and lent their support to our proposal. I'd like to thank Charlie Gandy, formerly of our staff. Allen Crawford, formerly of our staff. Eric Lopez, currently on our staff in our Tidelands Division and our public works team for their stewardship of this project. And with that, I make this motion to approve. And there's been a second. Is there any member of the public that wish to address the Council on this item? Right. Seeing nonmembers cast your vote. Motion carries. Thank you. Item 23. Report from City. Manager and Fire Recommendation to award a contract to JAG Architects for Architectural and Engineering Services for the Lifeguard Headquarters, Rehabilitation and Junior Lifeguard Facility. Rebuild projects for a total amount not.