REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW16-21 for the Slurry Seal 2016-B 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 $277,000 to VSS International Inc. of West Sacramento for the Slurry Seal 2016-B project (Public Works Project ST-16-02). Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $27,700.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a Class 1 categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 for maintenance or repair of existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond which presently exists.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The slurry sealing of City streets provides for the application of a mixture of oil, water, sand and selected additives to the surface of a street, which when allowed to dry/cure, provides a thin wearing surface and seals the underlying surface materials to assist in blocking the access of water into the subgrade. Slurry seal is a maintenance treatment that is easy to apply and economical, providing a cost effective method to extend the life of a road surface.
The City typically bids and awards a slurry seal contract under a comprehensive annual program which involves a significant effort on the part of City staff to provide public noticing, traffic control and crack sealing. The annual 2016 contract included approximately 3.1 million square feet of slurry sealing over 115 locations and was awarded on February 23, 2016 (RTC No. 16-0150).
The recommended contract with VSS International involves the slurry sealing of two segments of Mathilda Avenue, from Caribbean Drive to Bordeaux Dr...
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