Title
Adopt a Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to Sposeto Engineering, Inc. in the Amount of $646,640.00, for the Washington-Chapman Railroad Crossing Improvements, Project No. 2016.0320; to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 5% of the Original Contract Amount; to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change Orders up to 15% of the Original Contract Amount; to Appropriate $250,000 of Measure BB Funds to the Project; and to Re-Appropriate Grant Funds for the Project
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
This contract provides for roadway and pedestrian safety improvements to eliminate collisions at the Washington railroad grade crossing near Chapman Road. Separately from this contract, but in coordination with this project, the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) will install railroad safety improvements.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Award a construction contract to Sposeto Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $646,640.00
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5% (or $32,332.00) of the original contract amount
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve change orders up to a cumulative value not to exceed 15% (or $96,996.00) of the original contract amount; and
* Appropriate $250,000.00 of Measure BB local streets and roads funds to the project; and
* Re-Appropriate the original grant funds for the project
BACKGROUND
Washington Avenue is a four-lane road with two lanes in each direction of travel running from north-west to south-east. The railway crossing consists of one track with a heavy skew across Washington Avenue. In addition to the awkward skew, Chapman Road intersects Washington Avenue in the middle of the crossing. Drivers turning left onto Washington Avenue from Chapman Road immediately encounter the track crossing. The railroad is currently op...
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