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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to Columbia Electric for $251,267.50 for the Pedestrian Crossings Improvements 2016-2017 Phase 2, Project No. 2017.5600; Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 5% of the Original Contract Amount; and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change Orders up to 15% of the Original Contract Amount, and City Council Approval to Amend the 2018-19 City of San Leandro Adopted Budget
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract provides for the furnishing and installation of a High-Intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) systems and enhanced pedestrian crossing equipment at the intersection of Wicks Boulevard and Burkhart Avenue.
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
* Award a construction contract to Columbia Electric in the amount of $251,267.50;
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5%, or $12,564, 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 $37,690, of the original contract amount; and
* Amend the 2018-19 City of San Leandro Adopted Budget to transfer $340,000 in Measure B Funds from the Street Overlay / Rehabilitation 2018-19 Project to the Pedestrian Crossing Improvement 2016-17 Project Funds.
BACKGROUND
Staff routinely receives requests from citizens for improvements to crosswalks throughout the City. Based on those requests, staff conducts traffic and pedestrian counts and reviews collision statistics to generate a priority list for installation of painted and enhanced crosswalks. To expedite the construction of this project, staff split construction of the project into two phases. In Phase 1, pedestrian crossing improvements, including Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs), will be i...
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