REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Award of Bid No. PW17-34 for the Street Lights Conduit Replacement Project (ST-16-04) 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 $120,320 to Columbia Electric, Inc. for Street Lights Conduit Replacement Project (ST-16-04) and approve a 10% contingency in the amount of $12,032.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and pursuant to Chapter 2.09 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for construction contracts exceeding $100,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a categorical exception pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities) as it relates to existing public facilities (street lights) involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that presently existing.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City's Capital Improvement Budget includes funding for the replacement of damaged street light conduits, wiring and related components. The damages are generally the result of heavy vehicles driving over the conduits in shallow driveways, parking strips or by water intrusion creating electrical shorts. The Street Lights Conduit Replacement Project (ST-16-04) will replace conduits along the west side of Wolfe Road, from north of Central Expressway to East Arques Avenue. There is a total of four street lights at this location; two of which are connected by an overhead power line. The scope of work includes removal of the overhead power line and installation of approximately 900 feet of new conduit and cable along the west side of the street. The new conduit will connect to an existing power source in an existing service cabinet, located at the southwest corner of Wolfe Roa...
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