CC RESOLUTION 1402^1 i�
RESOLUTION NO. 1402
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING
TO OSWALD BROS. CO., A CERTAIN CONTRACT
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO BOULE-
VARD BETWEEN SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD AND
AVIATION BOULEVARD, WITHIN SAID CITY,
SUBJECT TO STATE APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, has heretofore in the manner provided by law, duly
and regularly advertised for bids under a notice to bidders en-
titled, "NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EL SEGUNDO
BOULEVARD BETWEEN SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD AND AVIATION BOULEVARD IN
THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA. ", dated March 10, 1954, .
which is now on file in the office of the City Clerk, open to
public inspection, and hereby referred to and by this reference
incorporated herein and made a part hereof, for the improvement
of E1 Segundo Boulevard between Sepulveda Boulevard and Aviation
Boulevard, within said City; and
WHEREAS, at the time for opening and considering all
of said bids, to wit: the hour of 7:00 o'clock p.m., on Wednes-
day, the 7th day of April, 1954, said Council did publicly open,
examine and declare all bids received, and did refer the same to
the City Administrative Officer and the City Engineer to study
and report to said Council at its next regular meeting to be
held April 14, 1954; and
WHEREAS, at said meeting of April 14, 1954, said Ad-
ministrative Officer did submit a report and the said Council
did take the matter under further advisement until its next
regular meeting to be held April 21, 1954;
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WHEREAS, said last mentioned date has now arrived and
said Administrative Officer has submitted a written report from
the said City Engineer in words and figures as follows, to wit:
"Date April 21, 1954
"To: Honorable City Council
From: Robert L. Webb, Jr., City Engineer
Subject: Widening and Improvement of E1 Segundo Boule-
vard
"Facts:
On April 7, 1954 your Honorable Body received bids
for the widening and improvement of E1 Segundo Boulevard.
The low bid on this job was submitted by Oswald
Bros. in the amount of $93,195.96.
As reported on April 14, 1954, the City is required
to secure State approval prior to the award of a contract.
This approval has not as yet been received but is expected
in the next few days.
"Recommendation:
I am satisfied with the qualifications of Oswald Bros.
to satisfactorily perform the work and recommend that the
Council authorize the award of this job to Oswald Bros.
subject to the approval of the State of California.
"Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Robert L. Webb, Jr.
Robert L. Webb, Jr.
City Engineer
"RLW :VM "; and
WHEREAS, said Council approves the report and recommen-
dation of said City Engineer, and has reached its decision in the
said matter;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SE-
GUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the bid of Oswald Bros. Co., of Los
Angeles, California, dated April 7, 1954, which said Council de-
termines to be substantially as follows, to wit:
"CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
"The Improvement of E1 Segundo Boulevard
between Sepulveda Boulevard and Aviation
Boulevard.
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"PROPOSAL
"To the City Council
City of E1 Segundo
203 Richmond Street
El Segundo, California
"Gentlemen:
"The undersigned declares that he has carefully exam-
ined the location of the proposed work, that he has exam-
ined the plans and specifications and read the accompanying
instruction to bidders and hereby proposes and agrees to
furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation
and services, and to do all the work required for the con-
struction of certain street improvements in E1 Segundo
Boulevard from Sepulveda Boulevard to Aviation Boulevard,
City of El Segundo, in strict conformity with the plans
and specifications prepared therefor by the City Engineer,
as approved by the City Council of "said City, and at the
following prices, to wit:
"ITEM
APPROX.
ITEM WITH UNIT PRICES UNIT PRICE TOTAL
NO.
QUANTITY
WRITTEN IN WORDS IN
FIGURES
1.
Lump Sum
Clearing and grubbing
Twenty five hundred &
twenty five Dollars 2,525.00
2,525.00
2a.
16057
Earthwork - Balanced
Cu. Yds.
excavation and com-
pacted fill (Select
Material) Thirty two
cents per cu. yard
0.32 5,230.24
2b.
13,330
Earthwork - Clay ex-
Cu. Yds.
cavation and disposal
Ninety cents per cu. yd.
0.90 11,997.00
3.
1,610
Pavement and miscel-
Cu. Yds.
laneous concrete re-
moval and disposal One
dollar & 46/100 cents
per cu. yd.
1.46 2,350.60
4.
777 Lin.
Integral curb and gut -
Ft.
ter One dollar & ninety
cents per lin. ft.
1.90 1,476.30
5.
80856
6" Untreated rock base
Tons
Two dollars & seventy
two cents per ton
2.72 24,08$.32
6.
1010
Shoulders and 11 berm
Tons
(2" plant mix) Five dol-
lars and /five cents per ton
5.65 7,401.50
sixty
7.
6,150
4" Asphaltic concrete pave -
Tons
ment Five dollars & 06/100
per ton
5.06 31,119.00
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8.
20
Concrete headwalls Thirty
Cu. Yds.
seven dollars per cu. yd.
37.00
7440.00
9.
292 Lin.
Corrugated metal pipe
Ft.
arch 43" x 27" - 10 Ga.
Thirteen dollars & fifty
cents per lin. ft.
13.50
3,942.00
10.
73 Lin.
12" Corrugated metal
Ft.
Pipe - 14 Ga. Four dol-
lars per lin. ft.
4.00
292.00
11.
274 Lin.
24" Corrugated metal
Ft.
pipe - 12 Ga. Seven
dollars & fifty cents
per lin, ft.
7.50
2,055.00
"The undersigned further agrees that in case of de-
fault in executing the required contract, with necessary
bonds, within ten (10) days, not including Sundays, after
having received notice that the contract is ready for signa-
ture, the proceeds of the check or bond accompanying his
bid shall become the property of the City of E1 Segundo.
"Enclosed is bidder's bond of the Maryland Casualty
Co. for :10,000.00, payable to the City of E1 Segundo,
State of California, which is not less than ten (10) per
cent of the aggregate amount of this bid and which is given
as a guarantee that the undersigned will enter into the
contract if awarded to the undersigned. The undersigned
further agrees that in case of default in executing the
required contract, with necessary bonds, within the time
limits above specified, said bond or check and the money
payable therein shall be forfeited to and become the prop-
erty of the City of El Segundo, State of California.
"Signature of Bidder OSWALD BROS. CO.
/s/ Geo. H. Oswald, Pres.
Business address 366- E 58 St.
bas knge±es
Telephone Number AD 6151
Contractor's License Number 105 41
"DATED THIS 7th DAY OF April, 1954. ",
be, and the same is hereby accepted at the prices set forth in
said bid (subject to the receipt by the City of E1 Segundo of
the approval of the Division of Highways of the State of Cali-
fornia, of the award herein made), which is now on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said City, and which said bid so on
file is hereby expressly referred to and by this reference in-
corporated herein and made a part hereof for all further par-
ticulars.
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SECTION 2. All of the work to be done wunder the con-
tract hereby awarded, and all of the materials, supplies and
equipment to be furnished by the contractor thereunder must in
all respects be done, performed and furnished in accordance with
"SPECIFICATIONS NO. ST -6009 For The Improvement of El Segundo
between Sepulveda Boulevard
Boulevard /and Aviation Boulevard, in the City of El Segundo" and
"Drawing No. 520424 ", of the City of El Segundo, on file in
the office of the City Clerk of said City.
SECTION 3. Said Contractor agrees that all work will
be done in accordance with the provisions of the "Labor Code"
of the State of California, and to pay not less than the general
prevailing rates of wages in the City of E1 Segundo, California,
(the locality in which the said work or improvement is to be
performed) for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed
to execute this contract for said work or improvement. Said
general prevailing rates of wages, so ascertained, declared, de-
termined and specified, are herein specifically set forth as
follows, to wit:
Classification Hourly
Wa e Rate
Laborer, Genera or construction -------- - - - - --
$2.65
Operators and tenders of pneumatic and elec-
tric tools, vibrating machines and similar
mechanical tools not separately classified
herein---------------------- ------- --- - - - - --
2.26
Asphalt raker and ironer ---------------- - - - - --
2.26
Fine grader (highway and street paving only) --
2.15
Guard and /or watchman ------------------- - - - - --
1.97
Air Compressor operator ----------------- - - - - --
2.35
Concrete or asphalt spreading, mechanical
tamping or finishing machine operator - - - - - --
2.65
Motor patrol operator - including any type of
power blade -- ---- ------ ------- -------- - - - - --
2.79
Pavement breaker operator --------------- - - - - --
2.57
Road oil mixing machine operator -------- - - - - --
2.70
Roller operator ------------------------- - - - - --
2.57
Skip loader operator - wheel type ------- - - - - --
2.50
Screed operator ---------- --------- ------ - - - - --
2.35
Tow blade or grader operator ------------ - - - - --
2.50
Tractor or hi -lift shovel operator ------ - - - - --
2.$$
Concrete mixer operator - skip type ----- - - - - --
2.50
Tractor operator - bulldozer, tamper, scraper
or drag type shovel or boom attachments - - - - --
2.65
Universal equipment operator (Shovel, dragline,
derrick, derrick - barge, clamshell or crane) --
2.$$
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Classification Hourly Wage Hate
Cement Finisher -------------------------------- - - - - -- -$2.70
Cement dumper (on 1 yard or larger mixers and----
handling bulk cement) --------------- - - - - -- - - - - --
?.26
Concrete Curer (impervious membrane) ------------ - - - - --
2.24
Tarman and mortarman ---------------------------- - - - - --
2.10
A- frame -boom truck operator --------------------- - - - - --
2.65
Apprentice engineer (including firemen, oiler &
greaser) ------------- -- ---------------- ---- --- - - - - --
2.23
Concrete mixer operator (paving type and mobile
mixer) -------------------------- --------- ----- -- - - --
2.75
Elevating grader operator ----------------------- - - - - --
2.79
Heavy duty repairman ---------------------------- - - - - --
2.65
Heavy duty repairman helper --------------------- - - - - --
2.23
Elevator hoist operator ------------------------- - - - - --
2.57
Oshkosh or D.W. 10 or Tourneaupull operator ----- - - - - --
2.79
Pump operator -------------- --- --- ----- ----- ---- -- -----
2.35
Tractor, scraper or drag type shovel (tandem) --- - - - - --
3.06
Drivers of water trucks under 2500 gal. --------- - - - - --
2.19
Drivers of water trucks, 2500 gal, or more ------ - - - - --
2.31
Drivers of dump trucks, of carrying capacity less
than 6 tons ----------- -- -- -------- ------- ----- - -- ---
2.13
Drivers of dump trucks, of carrying capacity between
6 and 10 tons --------------- --------- ------ --- - - - ---
2.16
Drivers of dump trucks, of carrying capacity between
10 and 15 tons -------------- ----- ------ ---- -- -- - - - --
2.21
Drivers of dumpster trucks ---------------------- - - - - --
2.25
Any classification omitted herein, not less than - - - - --
1.97
All foremen not herein separately classified shall be paid not
less than 1712 cents per hour more than the highest classifica-
tion over which he has jurisdiction.
Provided that one and one -half (112) times the said
prevailing rate of wage shall be paid, except watchmen, flagmen,
and other non - manual workers, for any time more than eight (8)
hours during any one (1) calendar day where such work is re-
quired in cases of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood
or danger to life or property and for time on Sundays and seven
(7) legal holidays, to wit; New Years' Day, Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
The minimum rates of wages hereinabove set forth con-
template in each instance a working day of eight hours, and it
shall be mandatory upon the contractor and upon any subcontractor
under such contractor, to pay not less than the said specified
rates to all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by them
in the execution of the within contract.
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The Contractor shall and does hereby agree to forfeit
as a penalty to the City of El Segundo, ten dollars ($10.00) for
each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each workman paid less
than said stipulated prevailing rates for any work done by him,
or by any subcontractor under him, under this contract and
agrees to keep all records required by, and to fully conform
with, keep and observe all of the requirements with reference
to the payment of wages, as set forth in Sections 1770 to 1781,
both inclusive, of the Labor Code of the State of California.
The Contractor agrees that its attention has been di-
rected to Sections 1$10 to 1$17, both inclusive, of the Cali-
fornia Labor Code relating to working hours, and to Sections
1850 to 1854, both inclusive, of said Code relating to employ-
ment of aliens upon public works; and said Countractor does
hereby agree to observe and be bound by each and all of the pro-
visions of said Code Sections in the execution of this contract.
The Contractor, insofar as said Contractor is legally
required so to do, must observe and abide by the provisions of
all laws of the State of California and of the United States of
America relating to contracts of the nature contemplated here-
in, whether herein specifically mentioned or not.
SECTION 4. Said Contractor agrees, responsive to the
preference of the City Council of said City as expressed in the
notice inviting bids, purusant to which this contract is made,
that only American -made materials and California -made materials,
will be used in the work or improvement contemplated under this
contract, all in conformity with the provisions of Sections 4300
to 4305, both inclusive, and Sections 4330 to 4334, both inclu-
sive, of the Government Code of the State of California.
SECTION 5. That all bids received for said work or
improvement, with the exception of the said bid of Oswald Bros.
Co., be and the same are hereby rejected; and the City Clerk is
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hereby authorized and instructed to return the checks of all un-
successful bidders.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall prepare copies
of this resolution after the passage and adoption thereof, and
shall affix to such copies at the end thereof, after the Clerk's
Certificate, forms for the approval of the successful bidder and
on the part of the said City; and such copies of this resolution
(subject to the receipt by the City of E1 Segundo of the approval
of the Division of Highways of the State of California of the
award herein made), so approved and accepted by the successful
bidder and by and on behalf of said City, shall constitute the
contract for the improvement of E1 Segundo Boulevard between
Sepulveda Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard, within said City,
pursuant to the award hereinabove made; and the Mayor of the
City of El Segundo is hereby authorized, on behalf of said City,
to affix the approval and acceptance of said City to such con-
tract, and said City Clerk is hereby authorized and instructed
to attest the same on behalf of said City and to affix the of-
ficial seal of said City thereto.
SECTION %. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the origi-
nal of the same to be entered in the book of resolutions of the
said City of E1 Segundo, and shall make a minute of the passage
and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the
City Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which
the same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of April,
1954.
G `(oo� '
Mayor of #the-City-_05-21 e S gundo,
ATTEST: Californ'
City C erk
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO.
SS.
I. Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members
of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 1402 , was passed and adopted
by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at
a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 21st day
of April , 1954, and that the same was so passed.and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen akar- Frederick, Gordon, Swanson
and Mavor Selbv:
NOES: Councilmen None:
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this
a(sr day of Apri- , 1954-
City Clerk of the City o E Se-
gundo, California.
(SEAL)