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BACKGROUND This is the first of two phases that will ultimately result in the renovation of all of the landscape plantings and irrigation systems for all 20 separate roadway median islands on West Las Positas Boulevard, from Santa Rita Road to Boardwalk Street. This first phase will concentrate on the nine (9) landscaped median islands from Santa Rita Road to Thistledown Court. These landscaped areas have declined in appearance over the past several years, and are now at a point where the irrigation systems and plantings must be renovated. In addition, the plantings in these islands are the source of numerous sight distance complaints by the public each year, requiring greater than typical levels of pruning by the Parks Maintenance Division. The goal of this project is to ensure satisfactory sight distance, and to return the street landscaping to a more attractive and easily maintained condition -commensurate with other areas of the City. In recent years, in an attempt to reduce water use for ornamental plantings, the City has placed a greater emphasis on the use of either California native plants and/or drought tolerant species. This project will use plant species that were selected not only for their appearance, but also for their toughness, reliability and "water thrifty" habit. In addition, state of the art irrigation system components have been selected to reduce any wasted water. On February 6, 2007, the City Council approved a design contract with the firm of Tanaka Design Group of San Francisco to design landscape improvement plans for the median islands. The consultant's work followed the direction of the City Landscape Architect and the Parks Maintenance Superintendent, and conforms to City Standard Specifications and Details. The design work has been developed into two (2) separate bid packages, allowing an opportunity to bid and construct the improvements over two (2) or more years, as additional Park Renovation Funds become available. A total of seven (7) bids were received, ranging from $403,000 to the low bid of $213,369, submitted by Planned Environments, Inc., of Concord, California, and all bid documents were found to be in order. This contractor has not worked for the City before, but has provided ample references, and is known to be reputable and reliable. The project specifications allow at total of 45 working days to complete the project, and the Contractor is confident that this schedule can be met. Should the Council award this contract, it is anticipated that construction will begin on December 17, 2007. fitted by: Fiscal Revie ~ Approved y: L f ~ Ja es W. Wo ~~ avid P. Culver Nelson Fialho erector of Parks and Director of Finance City Manager Community Services Attachments: 1. Construction Contract Page 2 of 2