REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Design and Construction Support Services for Pavement Rehabilitation 2016 (F15-99)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to NCE Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. of Port Richmond in the amount of $247,700 for design and construction support services for Pavement Rehabilitation 2016 (Public Works Project No. ST-14/09-16). Approval is also requested for a 10% design contingency in the amount of $24,770.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provisions of Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, civil engineering design contracts are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding process.
In addition, the City evaluates civil engineering design proposals in conjunction with the Qualification Based Selection (QBS) process established in California Government Code section 4525 et. seq.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
It is expected that the CEQA determination for construction of this project will be a categorical exemption pursuant to Class 1 Section 15301(c) and (d) for existing streets involving no expansion, but the consultant will review all CEQA documentation as part of their design review.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Capital Project 825290 (Pavement Rehabilitation) provides funding for ongoing roadway infrastructure rehabilitation. Over the past several years, the funding has been increased to accelerate street repairs to return the average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of City streets to a level of 80+. The PCI measures the condition of city streets on a scale of 0-100, and is based on a physical survey of street surfaces assessing conditions like cracking, asphalt failures, tree root issues, crack sealing status, etc. Prior to 2006, the City's PCI was 85. Due to the economic recession in 2008 and resulting service level impacts, annual spending on pavement maintenance was reduced with a co...
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