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Staff Report for a Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to W. Bradley Electric, Inc. for the Bancroft-Sybil Intersection Improvements Project, Project No. 2014.0440, in the Amount of $404,267; Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 5% of the Original Contract Amount; Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change Orders up to 15% of the Original Contract Amount; and to Appropriate $60,000 from the Development Fees for Street Improvements (DFSI) Fund Balance
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The subject project will install safety improvements that include a new and updated traffic control system and signal at the Bancroft Avenue-Sybil Avenue intersection.
Staff recommends awarding the construction contract to W. Bradley Electric, Inc. in the amount of $404,267 for the subject project; authorizing individual change orders up to 5% of the original contract ($20,213); authorizing a total change order amount up to 15% of the original contract ($60,640) and appropriating $60,000 from the Development Fees for Street Improvements Fund balance to fund the completion of the project.
BACKGROUND
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which was signed into law on August 10, 2005, established the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core 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 Engineering & Transportation Department was awarded $448,800 from the 2011-12 cycle of HSIP to upgrade the traffic signal and improve the traffic safety at the Bancroft Avenue and Sybil Avenue Intersection.
The intersection ranks high on the City's High Collision Intersections list, which is regularly monitored and updated by City s...
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