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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Accept the Work for the Curb Ramp Upgrades 2018-19 Project, Project No. 2019.0070
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This approximately $800,000 construction contract installed new concrete curb ramps and upgraded existing curb ramps to current standards at eighty (80) locations in the City as part of the Annual Street Sealing 2018-19 Project.
Staff recommends the following actions:
• Accept the work by Rosas Brothers Construction;
• Authorize the City Manager to file the Notice of Completion;
• Authorize the City Manager to release the performance and payment bonds; and
• Authorize the City Manager to Release the maintenance bond upon successful completion of the one-year maintenance period.
BACKGROUND
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates construction of curb ramps at street intersections when roadway pavement is replaced, overlaid, or treated with cape seal. This contract installed ramps at locations where pavement work was installed as part of the Annual Street Sealing 2018-19 project. Eighteen (18) new ramps were installed at locations where none existed, and sixty-two (62) existing non-compliant ramps were upgraded. Where ramp upgrades occurred at signalized intersections, pedestrian crossing push buttons were relocated to meet accessibility standards. At one corner location, the project installed a new drain inlet to relieve an area where stormwater ponding was occurring.
Curb ramps are a vital component of the pedestrian path of travel and an important element in implementing the City’s Complete Streets policy. Ramps allow persons with mobility disabilities to safely cross streets, and they make the City’s sidewalks accessible, regardless of physical ability. Each ramp includes a panel of raised tactile domes to warn the vision impaired of a street crossing.
Analysis
Construction is complete. The work was inspected and found in compliance with the contract documents and City standards.
The contractor achieved, and exceeded, the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) goal by utilizing 38% of the project workforce with San Leandro resident workers. A total of 85% of the workforce were Alameda County residents.
Current Agency Policies
• Maintain and enhance San Leandro’s infrastructure.
Previous Actions
• On May 20, 2019, by Resolution No. 2019-091, the City Council awarded a contract for construction of the work to Rosas Brothers Construction for the Curb Ramp Upgrades 2018-19 Project.
Applicable General Plan Policies
• Transportation Goal T-2 Design and operate streets to be safe, attractive, and accessible for all transportation users whether they are pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders or motorists, regardless of age or ability.
• Transportation Goal T-3 Promote and accommodate alternative, environmentally-friendly methods of transportation, such as walking and bicycling.
• Transportation Goal T-5 Improve major transportation arteries for circulation in and around the City.
Environmental Review
This project is categorically exempt from CEQA review per CEQA Guidelines section 15301(c). The Notice of Exemption was filed with the Alameda County Recorder on March 3, 2019.
Summary of Public Outreach Efforts
• The Notice to Bidders was published in the Daily Review, the South County Post, Vision Hispana and Sing Tao.
• Notices were issued to twenty-three builders’ exchanges and construction data firms as well as a list of contractors that have asked to be notified of bidding opportunities via email.
• The project was described on the Engineering and Transportation Department website.
Fiscal Impacts
The total project cost is as follows:
Design and Bid: $78,500
Ramp Construction Contract: $799,373
Ramp Contract Change Orders $21,794
Street Sealing Contract: $1,719,109
Construction Management and Inspection: $154,000
Project Total $2,772,776
Change Order Summary
Change Order limit authorized at contract Award: $199,846 (25%)
CCO No. Description Amount %
1.0 City added scope to address drainage issues
unforeseen at the time of bid $ 21,650 3%
2.0 Increase in quantities; actual measured quantities
were higher than quantities estimated at bidding $ 144 0%
Change Order Total $21,794 3%
Budget Authority
Account No. Source FY/Approp Date. Amount
140-38-393 Gas Tax FY18-19 $42,000
144-38-393 Measure B Streets FY17-18 $258,000
141-38-402 Measure BB Streets FY18-19 $2,130,000
142-38-402 Gas Tax (Sec. 2103) FY18-19 $350,000
143-38-402 Vehicle Registration Fees FY18-19 $400,000
150-38-402 Cal Recycle Grant FY18-19 $70,000
Total Project Appropriation: $3,250,000
Attachments to Staff Report
• Curb Ramp Upgrades 2018-19 Project Photos
PREPARED BY: John O’Driscoll, Associate Engineer, Engineering and Transportation Department