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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Accept the Work for the Curb Ramp Upgrades 2021 Project, Project No. 2021.0070
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This construction contract installed new concrete curb ramps and upgraded existing curb ramps to current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards at eighty-eight (88) locations in the City as part of the Annual Street Sealing 2019-2021 Project.
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Accept the work by Spencon Construction, Inc.;
* Authorize the City Manager to file the Notice of Completion;
* Authorize the City Manager to release the performance and payment bonds; and
* Authorize the City Manager to Release the maintenance bond upon successful completion of the one-year maintenance period.
BACKGROUND
The ADA mandates construction of curb ramps at street intersections when roadway pavement is replaced, overlaid, or treated with cape seal. This contract installed ramps at locations where pavement work was planned as part of the Annual Street Sealing 2019-2021 project. Fifty-one new ramps were installed at locations where none existed, and thirty-seven existing non-compliant ramps were upgraded.
Curb ramps are a vital component of the pedestrian path of travel and an important element in implementing the City's Complete Streets policy. Ramps allow persons with mobility disabilities to safely cross streets, and they make the City's sidewalks accessible, regardless of physical ability. Each ramp includes a panel of raised tactile domes to warn the vision impaired of a street crossing.
Analysis
Construction is complete. The work was inspected and found in compliance with the contract documents and City standards.
The Contractor was unable to achieve the stated goals of the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA). The contractor requested workers from local Union Halls but with sparse results, attracting 0% of the workforce from San Leandro and 5% from within Alam...
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