Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Agreement with VSS International, Inc. for the Countywide Pavement Maintenance Project
[Federal-Aid Project No. STPL-5935 (081)] [County Project No. RW707; Project File No. E4992000]
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board to execute an agreement with VSS International, Inc., for the Countywide Pavement Maintenance Project, in the amount of $1,287,000; 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 $128,700 or approximately 10 percent of the agreement amount; and
2. File a Notice of Exemption for a California Environmental Quality Act Categorical Exemption.
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BACKGROUND:
The City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) is the Congestion Management Agency for the County of San Mateo and administers federal funding available through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). C/CAG informed the Department of Public Works (Department) that the County was eligible to apply for federal funding pursuant to MTC's One Bay Area Grant 2 (OBAG) Local Streets and Roads Preservation Program (Program) for design and construction costs.
On January 10, 2017, this Board adopted Resolution No. 074983, which authorized the Director of Public Works, or designee, to file an application for funding assigned to the MTC, committing any necessary matching funds, and stating assurance to complete the Countywide Pavement Maintenance Project (Project). The Department submitted an application requesting $1,024,000, which was approved and subsequently increased by MTC to $1,072,000.
The Project consists of work on roads within various areas of the County on the County maintained road system. The Department completed the plan...
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