For City Council Meeting [November 27, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Ahmad R. Ansari, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Award a Construction Contract to Matich Corporation in the Amount of $3,637,964.93 for the Annual Street Overlay Project, City Project No. 180804; and Authorize Issuance of a Purchase Order to Willdan Engineering in the Amount of $151,348.00 for On-Call Construction Management and Inspection Services.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 26, 2013, the City Council adopted a pavement maintenance prioritization policy that states: Given the City's current backlog of deteriorated street pavement condition on major arterials and secondary thoroughfares, those streets carrying higher traffic volumes should be selected for pavement maintenance over those streets carrying lower traffic volumes.
On October 24, 2017, the City Council approved a 5th Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Harris & Associates in the amount of $99,967 for the 2017/18 Annual Street Overlay Project, City Project No. 180804.
Public Works staff coordinated with Harris & Associates on preparation of the construction plans, specifications, and estimates for the Project. The design work included geotechnical investigation of existing pavement and subgrade conditions based upon visual inspection of surface conditions and core samples obtained for each of the streets. The work also included evaluation of alternative pavement rehabilitation methods and their life cycle costs. The selected rehabilitation methods generally include full depth asphalt reconstruction; and cold milling followed by new overlay pavement. In reconstruction areas, the removal depth will vary from 5.0 to 8.2 inches below the existing pavement surface. At this depth, staff does not anticipate relocation of underground utilities; however, the project scope includes some ve...
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