REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW19-02 for Pavement Rehabilitation 2018 Project, and Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $928,283 to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. of San Francisco for pavement rehabilitation. Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $92,828.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Pursuant to Section 2.09.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for public works contracts exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) determination for the project is a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), for the restoring and rehabilitating of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that presently existing.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Capital Project 825290 (Pavement Rehabilitation) provides funding for ongoing roadway infrastructure rehabilitation. The Pavement Rehabilitation 2018 project includes nearly 195,000 square feet of pavement rehabilitation, which is nearly one mile of roadway. This project includes streets that are in poor condition and have medium to severe block cracking and alligator cracking. The roadways have a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 56, 54 and 37 respectively.
The Pavement Rehabilitation 2018 Project includes rehabilitation of three roadway segments:
1. Remington Drive, from Bernardo Avenue to Mango Avenue
2. Mary Avenue, from Fremont Avenue to Cascade Drive
3. Old Mountain View-Alviso Road, from Forgewood Drive to Reamwood Drive.
The construction project was advertised for competit...
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