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Staff Report for a Resolution Approving the Plans and Specifications and Calling for Bids for the Annual Street Sealing 2011-12 Project, Project No. 11-144-38-332
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
This project provides for the application of preventive maintenance treatments on various streets in San Leandro. The current program will concentrate primarily in the 2012 Asphalt Maintenance Area.
Staff recommends approval of the plans and specifications and calling for bids for the subject project.
BACKGROUND
City staff conducts an annual pavement condition survey using our Pavement Maintenance System to establish the condition of City streets. Based on this survey, various City streets are recommended for one of three maintenance treatments: reconstruction; overlay; or sealing. This project will conduct sealing treatment. Sealing is the recommended treatment for streets in fairly good condition to rejuvenate and prolong the life of the pavement. Sealing treatments to be used may include: slurry seal; microsurfacing; scrub seal; and asphalt rubber cape seal.
The City of San Leandro is divided into four Asphalt Maintenance Areas, which allows Engineering and Transportation and Public Works Services staff to coordinate their activities to ensure an efficient use of resources to maintain City streets. The streets scheduled for this project are primarily in the 2012 Asphalt Maintenance Area (see attached map).
Only slurry seal and scrub seal work are included in this bid. Asphalt rubber cape seal is a specialty item that is performed by few contractors in our area. To maximize the number of potential bidders on the slurry and scrub seal work, the asphalt rubber cape seal work will be bid separately.
Analysis
Based on information obtained from the pavement condition survey and discussions between Engineering and Transportation and Public Works Services Street Maintenance staff, the streets listed below were selected for treatment as part of the Annual St...
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