ITEM 6-G

Council Meeting, October 25, 1994       Santa Monica, California

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Recommendation to Award a Contract to Sterndahl
          Enterprises, Inc. for Striping and Signing
          Modifications:  Montana Avenue from 7th Street to 21st
          Street; Ocean Park Boulevard from Barnard Way to
          Lincoln Boulevard

INTRODUCTION

This report requests that the City Council award a contract in
the amount of $40,580.00 to Sterndahl Enterprises, Inc., the
lowest responsible bidder, for striping and signing modifications
along Montana Avenue from 7th Street to 21st Street, and along
Ocean Park Boulevard from Barnard Way to Lincoln Boulevard.

DISCUSSION

In August, 1994, the City Council approved the implementation of 
and the appropriation of funds for the restriping of Ocean Park
Boulevard between Barnard Way and Lincoln Boulevard and Montana
Avenue between 7th and 21st Streets.

As directed by the Council, notices will be sent to property
owners, tenants and businesses in the plan area prior to the
start of implementation.  Implementation of the striping is
tentatively scheduled to begin after the holiday season,
approximately the week of January 2, 1995, and will take
approximately one month to complete.

Following the published advertisements, the bidding package for
the installation of this striping and signing project was
requested by eight (8) contractors.  Five (5) bids were received,
and read by the Deputy City Clerk on September 23, 1994.  The
bids received were as follows:

          Sterndahl Enterprises, Inc.             $ 40,580.00
          Works Striping & Marking Service, Inc.  $ 55,000.00
          J & P Allen Construction (DBE)          $ 74,800.00
          IPS Services Incorporated               $ 74,945.00
          Traffic Operations, Inc.                $115,936.00

          Engineering Estimate                    $ 80,000.00

Staff has checked the references provided by Sterndahl
Enterprises, Inc., the low bidder, and found their work to be satisfactory.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT

Funds required:     Contract            $40,580.00
                    Contingencies (10%) $ 4,058.00
                    Contract Total      $44,638.00

Funds for this project are budgeted in the CIP account, #01-770-
415-20095-8905-99342 (Ocean Park and Montana Restriping).

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council:

1.   Award a contract to Sterndahl Enterprises, Inc., the lowest 
     responsible bidder, in the amount of $44,638.00 for the
     installation of striping and signing modifications along
     Montana Avenue from 7th Street to 21st Street; Ocean Park
     Boulevard from Barnard way to Lincoln Boulevard; and

2.   Authorize the City Traffic Engineer to issue any change
     orders necessary to complete additional work to the extent
     of funds available in accordance with the Administrative
     Instruction on Change Orders.

Prepared by:   Suzanne Frick, Director of Planning and Community
                    Development
               Ron Fuchiwaki, City Traffic Engineer
               Jamal Rahimi, Senior Traffic Engineer
               Rocky Nungester, Project Engineer