Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Reconstruction of 8th and 16th Avenues and Installation of Valley Gutters on Fair Oaks Avenue - North Fair Oaks Area (County Project No. RW409; Project File No. E5091)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board to execute an agreement with Ghilotti Construction Company, Inc., for the Reconstruction of 8th Avenue from Middlefield Road to Edison Way, 16th Avenue from End to 772 16th Avenue, and Installation of Valley Gutters on Fair Oaks Avenue from 15th Avenue to 16th Avenue in the North Fair Oaks Area (Project), in the amount of $4,377,437; and
B) The Director of Public Works to:
1. Execute subsequent change orders to grant time extensions for project completion and payment up to a maximum aggregate amount not to exceed $437,744 or approximately 10 percent of the agreement amount; and
2. Approve payment up to the not to exceed amount of $4,815,181 for items requiring adjustment based on unit bid prices without execution of a change order; and
3. File a Notice of Exemption for a California Environmental Quality Act Categorical Exemption.
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BACKGROUND:
On June 18, 2002, this Board adopted Resolution Nos. 065329 and 065330, which established minimum road standard options and a priority list for road improvements in the North Fair Oaks area, respectively.
8th Avenue from Middlefield Road to Edison Way and 16th Avenue from end to 772 16th Avenue are the next streets on the North Fair Oaks area road priority list to be considered for reconstruction. The Department of Public Works surveyed all property owners along the streets to determine the minimum road standards to be used in the design of the road improvements. The road standards to be used for 8th and 16th Avenues (two 9-foot wide travel lanes with 2-foot wide valley gutters on each side of the road...
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