REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Funding Agreement Between the City of Sunnyvale and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority for 2010 Vehicle Registration Fee Countywide Program, Increase the Hendy Avenue Complete Street Improvements Construction Contract Contingency by $450,000, Increase the Contingency for the Consultant Services Agreement Between the City of Sunnyvale and Bellecci & Associates, Inc. for the Design and Construction Support Services for Hendy Avenue Complete Street Project by $22,000, and Adopt a Finding of Categorical Exemption per CEQA Guidelines 15330 (b)(5)
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2013, Council awarded a construction contract in the amount of $2,147,400 to O'Grady Paving, Inc. for construction of the Hendy Avenue Complete Street Improvements Project. Hendy Avenue will be completely reconstructed between Sunnyvale Avenue and the Fair Oaks Bridge, and new curbs, gutters, bike lanes, on-street parking, streetlights, street drainage, street trees, and sidewalk will be installed along the north side.
Soil Disposal
During the pre-construction meeting, a concern of possible contaminated soils arose due to the proximity of the Northrup-Grumman industrial site directly adjacent to the project. Subsequently, City staff engaged the services of Erler and Kalinowski, Inc. to perform soil testing and analysis. The testing results indicated the material was not hazardous, but exceeded the residential contamination screening levels and therefore must be disposed of at a landfill or other location accepting the soil constituents. This additional work was not included with the original construction contract and did not qualify for payment from the Federal grant monies obtained for this project.
City staff contacted the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to inquire about sources of funding which could be used to pay for the additional costs to the project as a resu...
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