REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Award of Bid No. PW18-13 for the Federally-Funded Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road Traffic Signal, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project, Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption and Approve Budget Modification No. 48.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $911,300 to Redgwick Construction, Co. of Oakland for Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road Traffic Signal, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project, Public Works Project No. TR-14/03-16 and a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $91,130.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires public works construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Further, pursuant to Section 2.09.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for public works 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
City Council approved a resolution of support for application for OBAG (One Bay Area Grant) federal funding at its February 26, 2013 meeting (RTC No. 13-046). Staff applied for 11 projects and was approved for seven projects. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) allocated funds to the City. One of the six projects (two projects were combined into one) approved by the ...
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