REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW18-10 for the Annual Slurry Seal 2018 (ST-18-05) 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 $577,870 to Graham Contractors, Inc. of San Jose for the Annual Slurry Seal 2018 project. Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $57,787.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Further, pursuant to 2.09 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $100,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for the project is a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) for the rehabilitation of existing streets involving negligible or no expansion of the existing use.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Slurry seal is a maintenance treatment utilized by the City that extends the life of a road surface. Slurry seal is most effective when used to extend the life of pavement that is already in good to very good condition. A pavement condition survey is used to determine which streets will most benefit from a slurry seal. Slurry seal is most effective in protecting and extending the life of a pavement surface when applied on a regular cycle, normally every 7 to 10 years.
This project consists of the slurry seal of 183 street segments. A list of the street segments is included in the technical specifications.
The construction project was advertised for competitive bidding on January 5, 2018. Ten (10) contractors requested bid documents and sealed bids were opened on January 24, 2018, with eight (8) responsive bids received. The bid summary is contained in Attachment No. 1. The lowest responsive and responsible bid was received from Graham Contractors, I...
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