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BACKGROUND The purpose of this project is to improve street accessibility and appearance near the Firehouse Arts Center located on Railroad Avenue. The project will consist of removing and replacing 250 feet of sidewalk on the north side of Division Street between Main Street and Railroad Avenue to ensure adequate pedestrian access for persons with disabilities. Existing trees will be removed and new street trees will be planted, as the existing trees restrict pedestrian access and were determined to be in poor condition with numerous structural defects, as described in the Hort- Science Report dated September 18, 2009. Other improvements include the installation of decorative street lights (similar to those on Main Street), the addition of a trash receptacle on the north side of Division Street, and the installation of a redwood fence along portions of the south side of Division Street and west side of Railroad Avenue. The curb returns at the intersection of Division Street and Railroad Avenue will be improved to include pedestrian bulb -outs with concrete pavers (similar to those on Main Street). In addition, the newly placed asphalt concrete will receive a colored street imprint with a grid design that matches the entrance to the Firehouse Arts Center. Immediately following the construction of the subject project, Railroad Avenue, Division Street, and Spring Street will receive a slurry seal application and will be re- striped as part of the Annual Slurry Seal project, CIP No. 095004. The preliminary improvement plans have been well received by the Pleasanton Downtown Association and property owners. DISCUSSION Sealed bids for this project were opened on April 19, 2010. Two (2) bids were received in the amounts of $241,808 and $294,068, compared with the engineer's estimate of $250,000 for the project (see Attachment 1). The low bid of $241,808 was received from Grade Tech Inc. of Castro Valley. Since all bid documents were found to be in order and past work performed by this contractor was verified to be satisfactory, staff recommends award of the construction contract to this firm. BUDGET Since the need for this project became apparent during the past year, it was not included in the FY 2010 -11 Capital Improvement Program. To fund the project, staff recommends transferring $284,375 from the Capital Improvement Program Reserve, CIP No. 068018, which would have been the likely source even if the project was included in the CIP. The project budget is detailed in Attachment 2. Page 2 of 3