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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
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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 contrac...
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