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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to Columbia Electric in the Amount of $245,442, for the Davis Street/Carpentier Street Hybrid Beacon Project, Project No. 2016.0550; 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; and to Appropriate $110,000 from the Developer Fee for Street Improvements Fund to Complete the Project
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract provides for the furnishing and installation of a High-Intensity Activated Cross Walk (HAWK) system and enhanced pedestrian crossing equipment for crossing Davis Street at the Carpentier Street intersection.
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Award a construction contract to Columbia Electric in the amount of $245,442;
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5%, or $12,272, 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 $36,816, of the original contract amount; and
* Appropriate $110,000 from the undesignated fund balance (Measure B) of the Developer Fee for Street Improvements (DFSI) Fund.
BACKGROUND
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), which was signed into law on December 4, 2015, established the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a Federal-aid program. The overall purpose of this Program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads through the implementation of infrastructure-related highway safety improvements.
The City was awarded $254,405 in the 2015-2016 HSIP cycle to install a HAWK signal at the Davis Street and Carpentier Street intersection. HAWK signals are considered a Pedestri...
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