REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW15-19 for Traffic Signal Modification - Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road at Fremont Avenue and Award of Bid No. PW15-20 for Traffic Signal Modification - Mathilda Avenue at Maude Avenue, and Finding of CEQA Categorical Exemption
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award two construction contracts to Pacific Electric Contracting, Inc., of San Jose as follows: one for Bid No. PW15-19 for Traffic Signal Modification - Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road at Fremont Avenue (Public Works Project No.TR-13/05-14) in the amount of $221,098, and one for Bid No. PW15-20 for Traffic Signal Modification - Mathilda Avenue at Maude Avenue (Public Works Project No. TR-13/04-14) in the amount of $212,604. Approval is also requested for award of a 10% construction contingency on each project; $22,109 for PW15-19 and $21,260 for PW15-20.
These projects are federally-funded and administered by the State, as more fully described below.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for these projects is a categorical exemption for existing facilities pursuant to Class 1 Section 15301(a).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Both of these projects will provide for traffic safety improvements at the identified intersections. Construction includes installing new signal backplates with a yellow reflective stripe to enhance the visibility of the traffic signals, radar speed feedback signs, removing/salvaging the existing safety light fixtures and replacing them with new LED fixtures, and removing/salvaging the existing ADA pedestrian push buttons and replacing them with new accessible pedestrian signal push buttons.
The City of Sunnyvale has been awarded California Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grants for these two intersections. Sunnyvale-Saratoga at Fremont was awarded $230,100 in HSIP funding which, combined with $78,500 in City matching funds, creates a total of $308,600 to desi...
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