REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW15-15 for Pavement Rehabilitation 2015 and Finding of CEQA Categorical Exemption
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $2,656,857 to O'Grady Paving, Inc. of Mountain View for Pavement Rehabilitation 2015 (Public Works Project No. ST-14/04-15). Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $265,686.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a categorical exemption pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301(c) for the rehabilitation of existing streets.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Based on the City's annual evaluation of its pavement condition, thirteen streets have been selected for pavement rehabilitation. The scope of work includes asphalt grinding, digout repairs, and new asphalt overlay. Additional work includes design related to minor concrete improvements, signage modification, traffic loop replacement, crack sealing and repair, traffic striping, adjusting utility boxes to finished grade, and traffic signal modifications. The selected treatments will provide motorists and bicyclists with a smoother ride. The site locations are shown in Attachment 3.
This project was bid as follows:
Bid Notice: Advertised in The Sun on January 30, 2015;
Provided to 18 Bay Area Builder's Exchanges;
Posted on Onvia Demandstar public procurement network; and
Published on the City's website.
Bid Response: 27 contractors requested bid documents.
Bid Results: Sealed bids were publicly opened on February 18, 2015;
Seven responsive bids were received.
The lowest responsive and responsible bid was from O'Grady Paving, Inc. of Mountain View in the amount of $2,656,857. The bid amount is approximately 10% below the engineer's estimate of...
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