Title
Consideration and Possible Award of Bid No. 26-22 in the Amount of $2,023,166.50 plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax to H.O. Construction, Inc. for the Finch Street Extension Project and Establish a Project Budget in the Amount of $2,720,000
Recommended Action
I move that Council award Bid No. 26-22 in the amount of $2,023,166.50 plus applicable Gross Receipts Tax to H.O. Construction, Inc. for the Finch Street Extension Project and establish a project budget in the amount of $2,720,000.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
Beginning in 2019, previous County Manager Harry Burgess and Mr. John Whiteside CEO of the Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) held conversations to review the area around the medical center and to identify measures to improve safety. Subsequently, Los Alamos County Public Works Engineering staff and LAMC facilities staff had ongoing discussions and sharing of ideas to develop a project plan that was mutually beneficial to improve safety and access at the LAMC driveway and along Trinity Drive. The project plan involved moving the LAMC driveway farther east, away from Diamond Drive, and consolidating it with Finch Street, a proposed connection extending the roadway west to Trinity Drive from its current terminus near 35th Street. The relocated driveway provides safety improvements for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists while providing connectivity to the new Hills Apartments and future developments along 35th Street including redundancy for emergency services.
With an agreed upon design concept, County Council programmed Capital Improvement Project funds in Fiscal Year 2022 for the design and construction of the Finch Street Extension Project. With the project budgeted, Public Works Engineering staff worked with an engineering professional to complete the design package for construction.
A Development and Conveyance Agreement was developed in partnership...
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