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BACKGROUND The Sidewalk Maintenance project is an annual City program. The City's Streets Division identifies sidewalk areas that are potential tripping hazards and the City's ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Compliance Committee recommends locations for improvements. The City of Pleasanton's Engineering Division considers safety improvement urgency, proximity to other locations requiring work, scheduling of other street projects, and available budget when prioritizing locations to be improved each year. This year's project consists of removing and replacing: 14 intersection ramps that are not ADA compliant; 6,000 SF of sidewalk that presents potential tripping hazards; and 300 LF of curb and gutter that has cracks or drainage problems. The work will also include removing and replacing damaged asphalt sidewalk with concrete sidewalk near railroad crossings which are not ADA complaint at four locations in the City. Additionally, the work will include removing and replacing a Zone 7 fence, and constructing new ramps and passageways on West Las Positas Boulevard at Payne Road to access the Zone 7 pathway. Zone 7 currently owns and operates an unpaved access road along the south side of West Las Positas Boulelvard between 1-680 and Hopyard Road along the Arroyo Mocho. A small western portion of this road is accessible for recreational use and provides access to the Centennial Trail, Pleasanton Canal Trail, and Arroyo Del Valle Trail. The remaining portion of this access road was previously closed to recreational traffic. Recently the City and Zone 7 agreed to open access to this roadway as an unpaved trail, linking it to the nearby trail network. This project would provide an access point to the newly opened trail at the intersection of West Las Positas Boulevard and Payne Road. A grade separation between the existing access road and West Las Positas Boulevard requires an ADA compliant curb ramp. The improvements will be completed in accordance with the existing agreement between Zone 7 and the City of Pleasanton for the use of flood control channels for park and recreational uses. DISCUSSION Bids The engineer's estimate for the project was calculated at $136,000. Sealed bids were opened on November 9, 2011. Seven bids were received that ranged from $131,800 to $196,840 (see Attachment 2). The apparent low bid was received from AJW Construction of Oakland, California. All bid documents were found to be in order and past work performed by AJW was verified to be satisfactory. Staff recommends award of the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, AJW Construction. Budget Staff recommends that the construction contingency amount for this project be set at 20% of the construction contract due to potential expansion of project limits due to defects that may become apparent during the demolition phase. An amount of$8,000 will be charged to CIP 115043 Bicycle and Pedestrian Related Improvements for Page 2 of 3