REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW14-15 for Sunnyvale Bicycle Lanes Project, Finding of CEQA Categorical Exemption, and Approval of Budget Modification No. 12 to Combine Four Existing Bicycle Lane Projects into the New Sunnyvale Bicycle Lanes Project, and to Appropriate a $12,000 Developer Contribution
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $160,940 to Chrisp Company of Fremont for the Sunnyvale Bicycle Lanes project (Public Works Project No. TR-13/08-14) for six locations. Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $16,094, and for Budget Modification No. 12 to combine four existing bicycle lane projects into the new Sunnyvale Bicycle Lanes Project, and to appropriate a $12,000 developer contribution for a fifth location. The sixth location will be funded with operating program funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15304(h), installation of bike lanes within existing rights-of-way.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Sunnyvale Bicycle Lanes Project consists of roadway restriping with the associated pavement improvements and additional signage to accommodate bicycle lanes at six locations throughout the City as follows: 1) Mathilda Avenue between Washington Avenue and Maude Avenue, 2) Wildwood Avenue between Bridgewood Avenue and Mission College Boulevard, 3) Moffett Park Drive between Enterprise Way and Innovation Way, 4) El Camino Real between Sunnyvale Avenue and Remington Drive/Fair Oaks Avenue, 5) Fremont Avenue between Oxbow Court and Sydney Drive, and 6) Fair Oaks Avenue between Fair Oaks Way and Tasman Drive. Staff combined the projects into a single procurement in an effort to achieve economies of scale by increasing the project size.
The striping modifications will improve traffic flow and provide a designated p...
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