REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award Contract with all Additive Alternate Bid Items in the Amount of $3,892,772.50 to GradeTech Inc. for the Evelyn Avenue Multi-Use Trail Project; Make Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 1 Categorical Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c); and Approve Budget Modification No. 3 in the Amount of $546,385.75 (PW26-19)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $3,892,772.50 to GradeTech Inc. of Livermore, CA, for the Evelyn Avenue Multi-Use Trail Project and for approval of a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $389,277.25. Staff is also recommending approval of Budget Modification No. 3 in the amount of $546,385.75 to fully fund the project.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.09 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for construction contracts exceeding $250,000.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by a motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose or another, or to appropriate available revenue included in the budget.
The City Council has adopted five strategic goals to guide policy and resource allocation from July 2025 to July 2027. This project has been identified as SU-31 as one of the priority projects under the "Sustainable City" goal, to advance climate action, active transportation and the Vision Zero Plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) (Class 1 categorial exemption), which applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public facilities such as bicycle lanes and pedestrian trails involving negligible or no expansi...
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