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BACKGROUND <br /> The Sidewalk and Access Ramp Installations project is an annual City program. The <br /> City's ADA Compliance Committee identifies and recommends locations for <br /> improvements that do not meet current ADA standards for existing crosswalk areas. <br /> The City of Pleasanton's Engineering Division considers urgency, proximity to other <br /> locations requiring work, scheduling of other street projects, and available budget when <br /> selecting locations to be improved each year. <br /> This year's project consists of: removing and replacing five pork chop islands along <br /> Hopyard Road; installing nine new ramps along Inglewood Drive and Del Valle <br /> Parkway; removing and replacing damaged sidewalks that are potential tripping <br /> hazards, and curb and gutter that either has cracks or drainage problems at various <br /> locations in the City (see Attachment 1). Additionally, the project will include work by the <br /> City's on-call traffic signal maintenance contractor to modify pedestrian push buttons at <br /> pork chop islands to meet current ADA standards. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> Bids <br /> The engineer's estimate for the project was calculated at $92,000. Sealed bids were <br /> opened on April 9, 2012. Six bids were received that ranged from $83,598 to $128,150 <br /> (see Attachment 2). The low bid was received from JJR Construction, Inc. of San <br /> Mateo, California. All bid documents were found to be in order and past work <br /> performed by JJR Construction, Inc. was verified to be satisfactory. Staff recommends <br /> award of the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, JJR Construction, <br /> Inc. <br /> Budget <br /> Staff recommends that the construction contingency amount for this project be set at <br /> 20% of the construction contract. The project scope was limited by budget and the <br /> additional contingency will allow additional work to be completed. The contingency will <br /> also cover any potential expansion of project limits due to defects that may become <br /> apparent during the demolition phase. In addition to the contract award of$83,598 and <br /> contingency of$16,720, the budget includes $8,336 to cover the cost of installing <br /> pedestrian push buttons (see Attachment 3). <br /> Schedule <br /> The proposed schedule for the project is as follows: <br /> Approval of Plans and Specifications/Award of Contract May 1, 2012 <br /> Start of Construction June 2012 <br /> End of Construction July 2012 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />