ITEM 6-C

Council Meeting:  May 12, 1992

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Award of Contract for the Placement of Recycled  Rubber
          Coating  on  the  Deck  at  the Municipal Pool at Santa
          Monica College

Introduction

This report recommends that City Council award a contract for the
placement  of recycled rubber coating on a portion of the deck at
the Municipal Pool at  Santa Monica College to  Lotz  Industries,
Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in the amount of $32,850.00

Background

The Municipal Pool is located at Santa Monica College  and  under
an agreement, the City is responsible for securing various repair
services to the pool including the  pool  deck.   All  costs  are
shared  equally  between the City and the College.  The pool deck
which is made of concrete has cracks and is  slippery  when  wet.
The  placement of recycled rubber coating will make the deck area
around the pool slip-resistant.

The City Council appropriated $30,000 in the  FY  1989-90  budget
for placement of a recycled rubber coating on the pool deck.  The
coating was placed over a portion of the deck area in 1989.   The
recycled  rubber  coating  has  performed very well and users are
satisfied with the material.  Additional funds were  appropriated
in  FY  91-92  to  complete the work by placing the same recycled
rubber coating over the  remaining  pool  deck  and  locker  room
areas.

A Notice Inviting Bids was published on April 1 and  2,  1992  in
The  Outlook,  as well as several construction journals.  Bidding
documents were sent to eight WMBE associations.  Bidding packages
were  requested  by  two contractors.  The City received one bid,
which was publicly opened and read aloud on April  20,  1992,  by
the Deputy City Clerk.  The bid was received as follows:

     Lotz Industries, Inc.                    $  32,850.00

                City Engineer's Estimate......$  30,000.00

The bidder, Lotz Industries, Inc., supplied the City  with  three
references.   All  references reported that the contractor's work
was satisfactory.  The State Contractor's License Board  verified
that the contractor's license is "B" (general building) and is in
good standing.

Budget/Financial Analysis

                         FUNDS REQUIRED

               Contract . . . . . . . . . . $  32,850.00

               Contingencies  (6%). . . . . $   2,010.00

                                   Total    $  34,860.00

Funds are available in CIP account number:
53-740-511-20092-8900-99290,  "Municipal  Pool  Improvements", in
the amount of $ 34,860.00.  Santa Monica College  will  reimburse
the  City for half of the cost which will be deposited in revenue
Account #01-400-539-00000-0085-10000.

Recommendation

It is recommended that City Council:

1.   Award a  contract  for  the  placement  of  recycled  rubber
     coating  at  the  Municipal  Pool at Santa Monica College to
     Lotz Industries, Inc., in the amount of $32,850.00 and

2.   Authorize the City Engineer to issue  any  necessary  change
     orders  to  complete additional work in conformance with the
     Administrative Instruction on change orders.

Prepared by:   Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
               Barbara Franklin-Moran, Director of Cultural and
               Recreation Services
               Anthony Antich, City Engineer