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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Accept the Work for the Annual Street Sealing 2019-2020 - Curb Ramp Upgrade Phase Project, Project No. 2020.0070
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This construction contract installed new concrete curb ramps and upgraded existing curb ramps to current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards at thirty-four (34) locations in the City as part of the Annual Street Sealing 2019-2020 Project.
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Accept the work by FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc.;
* 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 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 is planned as part of the Annual Street Sealing 2019-2020 project. The Street Sealing work needs to occur during warm months and because of delays due to COVID-19 Health Orders, construction was postponed until the summer of 2021. Curb Ramp construction was delayed but not postponed. Three (3) new ramps were installed at locations where none existed, and thirty (30) existing non-compliant ramps were upgraded.
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 standard...
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