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traffic study to see if the amount of vehicular traffic and speed of vehicles at the Vineyard Avenue/Safreno Way intersection warrants a traffic signal. The study indicated that the traffic volumes and traffic safety did not warrant a traffic signal. Again, Traffic Engineering committed to monitor the intersection to determine if traffic control changes become necessary. Also subsequent to the meeting, a group of residents in the Chateau Heights neighborhood expressed concerns via an email about removing the traffic signal at Pietronave Lane. They were also concerned about the traffic that would use Rolling Hills Road from the new Three Oaks development. They expressed concerns that the new Silver Oaks Lane was steep and that the trail crossing was a potential safety concern. They stated that the new Silver Oaks roadway should not be opened to connect to Rolling Hills Road. Staff met with these residents on-site on March 8, 2017 and incorporated safety measures into the trail design based on their comments. These additional safety measures included adding all-way stop signs, trail crossing warning signs, and crosswalk striping at the trail/road intersections. The changes were communicated to the residents. Regardless, some of the residents still expressed concerns regarding trail safety. Those concerns are outlined in the email that Mr. Mark Paul sent to the Mayor and Council on April 22, 2017. Director of Engineering, Steve Kirkpatrick, responded to the email on April 26, 2017. That email chain is included as Attachment 3. After Mr. Kirkpatrick sent the email, Mr. Paul requested a meeting in the field to discuss the issue further. At the meeting Mr. Paul was clear that he supported the trail project, but could not support Silver Oaks Lane being connected to Rollings Hills Road, causing vehicles to cross the trail as they exited the new development through Chateau Estates. DISCUSSION The project was advertised for construction bid on April 8, 2017. As before, it included the Base Bid and the Additive Bid item for the east end of the trail. The bid documents stated the project, if awarded, would be to the lowest Base Bid bidder and the City reserved the right to also award the accompanying Additive Bid. Sealed bids for the project were due by 2:00 pm, April 27, 2017. Only one contractor submitted a bid. The one bid received was$865,530 for the Base Bid work, and the Additive Bid was$117,000. The Engineer's Estimate for the Base Bid was $530,000, and $65,000 for the Additive Bid work. For comparison purposes the low Base Bid received in 2014 was $446,757, and the 2014 Additive Bid was $65,000. Staff is recommending that this bid be rejected as there is insufficient funding to award the construction at the bid amount. There were four prime contractors who had expressed interest in this project and had bought plans during the bidding period. There were several questions during the bidding period. Staff was surprised to receive only one bid, so subsequent to the bid opening called prospective bidders and asked why they had not submitted. Contractors stated there is a lot of work currently being bid. In fact on the same date and time, numerous other paving type projects were also holding bid openings. Staff was told that if the project was re-bid later in the year they would likely bid on the work. The project as designed is based upon the approved 1999 VCSP. However the VCSP was created before all the current housing was constructed along the Vineyard Corridor. As outlined in the background section above, the residents of the new housing have Page 5 of 6