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<br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The subject project was authorized under the FY 2004/2005 Capital Improvement <br />Program. The funding source is the Streets General Fund. The project consists of the <br />construction of approximately 47 access ramps in the northwest section of Pleasanton. The <br />purpose of this project is to improve pedestrian safety and improve accessibility for City <br />sidewalks. <br /> <br />BIDS <br /> <br />Sealed bids for this project were opened on January 26, 2006. There were a total of seven <br />bids received, ranging from $81,300 to $142,960. The Engineer's estimate for the project <br />was $89,600. The lowest bid of $81,300 was received from AJW Construction. All bid <br />documents submitted by AJW Construction were found to be in order. Past work <br />performed by AJW Construction was verified to be satisfactory. <br /> <br />BUDGET <br /> <br />Funds <br />Annual Sidewalk & Intersection Ramp <br />Installations, CIP No. 045005 <br /> <br />$103,098 <br /> <br />Expenditures <br />Construction Contract <br />Construction Contingency (15 %) <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />$81,300 <br />$12,195 <br />$93,495 <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the construction contingency amount for this project be 15 % due to <br />previous work of a similar nature where it has been difficult to determine the exact <br />amount of concrete area that will need replacement in order to transition new work to <br />existing sidewalks, and to repair or replace damaged segments of sidewalk not identified <br />in the plans. <br /> <br />SCHEDULE <br /> <br />Award of Contract <br />Start of Construction <br />End of Construction <br /> <br />February 21, 2006 <br />March 30,2006 <br />April 14, 2006 <br /> <br />SR 06:055 <br />Page 2 of3 <br />