For City Council Meeting [September 28, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Request for Bid No. 22-004 for the CDBG Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Improvement Project, City Project No. CB2201.
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BACKGROUND
The Public Works Department maintains a list of deteriorated and damaged concrete surface infrastructure throughout the City. Items listed include curbs, gutters, sidewalks, cross-gutters, curb ramps, and driveway approaches. Additionally, the list includes locations with missing or substandard curb ramps. The City periodically updates the list based upon staff initiated surveys of damaged facilities and reports from the community.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The 2021/22 fiscal year budget appropriated $121,435 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund for the CDBG Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk Improvement Project. Based on this funding, staff compiled a list of locations with damaged concrete improvements, including missing or substandard curb ramps located within CDBG eligible neighborhoods. The CDBG project construction list & location map are included below and as Attachment 1.
CDBG Project construction list
The tentative schedule for the project is as follows:
RFB advertised: September 29, 2021
Contract award: November 9, 2021
Begin Construction: November 30, 2021
Complete Construction: December 30, 2021
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the release of the Request for Bids.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code requires that the guidelines for implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) include a list of classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which shall, therefore, be exempt from the provisions of CEQA. In response to that mandate, the Secreta...
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