Title
Staff Report for a Resolution Accepting the Work for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Ramp Project 2011-12, Project No. 2012.0140
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends accepting the work, filing the Notice of Completion, and upon completion to the satisfaction of the Engineering and Transportation Director of the one-year maintenance period, authorizing the City Manager to release the Maintenance Bond for the subject project.
BACKGROUND
In 1995, the City completed an ADA Transition Plan (Plan) that describes the work required to bring the City into compliance with national ADA requirements. The Plan states that the City will install sidewalk wheelchair ramps at intersections whenever repair is made to the adjacent street or sidewalk.
This CDBG-funded project installed ramps from the Priority One list. Priority One ramps are defined as ramps that should have been upgraded to current ADA standards when a significant street repair project was performed adjacent to them during or after 1995 but had not been.
Approximately 239 ramps on the Priority One list have been installed using CDBG funds to date. CDBG funding was used to construct an additional 17 ramps as part of this project. An additional 10 ramps and 3 pork chop islands were upgraded to meet current standards at locations requested by residents and were funded using Transportation Development Act (TDA) and Measure B grant funds.
Analysis
Construction began on January 3, 2012. The work has been inspected and found to be completed in compliance with the contract documents and City standards. The project used $200,000 of CDBG, TDA, and Measure B funds to construct 27 ramps and 3 pork chop islands.
Previous Actions
• On July 18, 2011, by Resolution No. 2011-145, City Council approved the plans and specifications and called for bids for the subject project
• On September 6, 2011, by Resolution No. 2011-155, City Council awarded the contract to AJW Construction
Applicable General Plan Policies
Policy 14.07 - Pedestrian Environment - Strive to achieve a more comfortable environment for pedestrians in all areas of San Leandro.
Environmental Review
This project was determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15302.
Fiscal Impacts
The total cost of the project was $200,000. The cost of the construction contract was as follows:
Original Contract $128,900.00
Contract Change Orders $28,649.93
Total Contract Amount $157,549.93
Change order items included installing an APS pedestrian push button system at San Leandro Boulevard and Marina Boulevard and constructing additional ramps at locations requested by citizens.
Budget Authority
The project was funded using TDA, CDBG, and Measure B funding approved as part of the FY 2011-12 budget in CIP Account Nos. 150-36-291, 150-36-295, 144-36-298 and 165-43-230.
The Finance Department confirmed that sufficient funds were available in the aforementioned accounts when the project was awarded.
PREPARED BY: Nicole Noronha Castelino, Assistant Engineer, Engineering and Transportation Department