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Staff Report for a Resolution Accepting the Work for the Fiber Conduit Network Extension Project, Project No. 2013.0320
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This project installed 1.3 miles of conduit, ready to receive fiber optic communication cables, along 2100 feet of San Leandro Boulevard from Polar Way to and along Rose Drive and 136th Avenue and south along 4000 feet of Washington Avenue from San Leandro Boulevard to Chapman Road.
Staff recommends that the City Council accept the work by Cal Electro, Inc., authorize the City Manager to file the Notice of Completion, release the performance and payment bonds, and release the maintenance bond upon successful completion of the one-year maintenance period.
BACKGROUND
To promote business growth in the City, 1.3 miles of high speed communication infrastructure was added to the 8.1 miles of conduit previously installed under Phase 1 of this project. Phase 1 installed conduit into underserved industrial areas of the City, primarily the Adams Tract, Catalina/Farallon area and the southern Alvarado corridor. This contract added conduit along Washington Avenue from San Leandro Boulevard to the Public Works Service Center located on Chapman Road and extended conduit on San Leandro Boulevard from Polar Way to and along Rose Drive and 136th Avenue.
The City received grant funding from the United States Economic Development Agency (EDA) to install 7.4 miles of communication conduits. With the completion of this project and the favorable bidding conditions, the City was able to install a total of 9.4 miles of conduit under this grant, an increase of 27% beyond the original scope.
Phase 1 installed conduit at the following locations:
* A northern alignment, along Doolittle Drive to the City border and around the Adams Avenue Tract;
* A loop around Marina Boulevard, Monarch Bay Drive, Fairway Drive and Catalina Street for future Shoreline service;
* An alignment along the Alvarado Street & Teagarden S...
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