Title
Staff Report for a Resolution Accepting the Work for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Ramp Project 2011-12, Project No. 2012.0140
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends accepting the work, filing the Notice of Completion, and upon completion to the satisfaction of the Engineering and Transportation Director of the one-year maintenance period, authorizing the City Manager to release the Maintenance Bond for the subject project.
BACKGROUND
In 1995, the City completed an ADA Transition Plan (Plan) that describes the work required to bring the City into compliance with national ADA requirements. The Plan states that the City will install sidewalk wheelchair ramps at intersections whenever repair is made to the adjacent street or sidewalk.
This CDBG-funded project installed ramps from the Priority One list. Priority One ramps are defined as ramps that should have been upgraded to current ADA standards when a significant street repair project was performed adjacent to them during or after 1995 but had not been.
Approximately 239 ramps on the Priority One list have been installed using CDBG funds to date. CDBG funding was used to construct an additional 17 ramps as part of this project. An additional 10 ramps and 3 pork chop islands were upgraded to meet current standards at locations requested by residents and were funded using Transportation Development Act (TDA) and Measure B grant funds.
Analysis
Construction began on January 3, 2012. The work has been inspected and found to be completed in compliance with the contract documents and City standards. The project used $200,000 of CDBG, TDA, and Measure B funds to construct 27 ramps and 3 pork chop islands.
Previous Actions
· On July 18, 2011, by Resolution No. 2011-145, City Council approved the plans and specifications and called for bids for the subject project
· On September 6, 2011, by Resolution No. 2011-155, City Council awarded the contract to AJW Construction
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