REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW17-12 for the Federally-Funded Safe Routes to School Project, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption, and Approval of Budget Modification No. 2 to provide $441,756 in Additional Funding
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $1,872,509 to FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc. of Livermore for Safe Routes to School, Public Works Project No. TR-05/01-16 and a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $187,251. Approval is also requested for Budget Modification No. 2 to provide additional project funding in the amount of $441,756.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Pursuant to Chapter 2.09 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for construction contracts exceeding $100,000.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Chapter Section 1305 at any meetings after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members so as to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
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 Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program administered by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began statewide in August 2005. The program enables and encourages students in kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8), including students with disabilities, to safely walk and bicycle to school by facilit...
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