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Staff Report for Resolution Accepting the Work for Annual Street Sealing 2010-11, Project No. 10-144-38-323
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends acceptance of the work, filing of the Notice of Completion, and authorizing the City Manager to release the Maintenance Bonds for the subject project upon successful completion of the five-year Maintenance Period for asphalt rubber double chip seal work and the one-year Maintenance Period for other items associated with this project.
BACKGROUND
Every year City staff conducts a pavement condition survey using the Pavement Maintenance System to determine the conditions of City streets. Based on this survey, each street in need of repair is classified as suitable for reconstruction, overlay, or sealing. Streets that are in good structural condition but have surface deterioration are recommended for sealing by slurry seal, microsurfacing, cape seal, or a combination of these treatments. The purpose of these sealing treatments is to prolong the life of the existing pavement.
The streets in the City are divided into four Asphalt Maintenance Areas, which allows Engineering and Transportation staff to effectively coordinate with Public Works staff to ensure an efficient use of resources to maintain City streets. The streets scheduled for this project generally fall into the 2011 Asphalt Maintenance Area. Streets were selected for treatment based on information obtained from pavement condition surveys and discussions between Engineering and Transportation Department staff and Public Works Street Maintenance staff.
Curb ramps were either built or upgraded per current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards on streets that received an asphalt rubber double chip seal treatment. This included the construction of several T-intersection ramps, the locations of which were approved by the Facilities and Transportation Committee.
Asphalt rubber chip seal was used for this year’s project as it was for...
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