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Page 1 of 4 <br />Item #9 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />February 20, 2024 <br />Public Works - Engineering Division <br /> <br />TITLE: APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, REVIEW BIDS, AND AWARD A <br />CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO VILLALOBOS & ASSOCIATES, INC. IN THE <br />AMOUNT OF $720,618 FOR THE ANNUAL CURB AND GUTTER FOR STREET <br />RESURFACING PROJECT, CIP NO. 24509 AND APPROVE BUDGET <br />AMENDMENTS IN THE GAS TAX FUND <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />This annual project removes and replaces damaged concrete sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. <br />The project also includes installing or modifying the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) <br />pedestrian access ramps where none exist or are significantly out of compliance with current <br />ADA standards, and the installation and/or modification of pedestrian push buttons to meet <br />new ADA standards. The project was designed in-house, then competitively bid for <br />construction. Staff recommends awarding the construction contract to the lowest responsible <br />bidder, Villalobos & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $720,618. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into the construction contract with Villalobos & <br />Associates, Inc. <br />2. Authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to approve and execute contract change <br />orders for a project contingency amount of $72,000 (approximately 10 percent of the <br />contract). <br />3. Transfer $200,000 from the Annual Sidewalk and Intersection Ramp Installations (ADA), <br />CIP No. 24505, to the Annual Curb and Gutter for Street Resurfacing Project, CIP No. <br />24509. <br />4. Transfer $58,369 from the Annual Sidewalk Maintenance, CIP No. 24512, to the Annual <br />Curb and Gutter for Street Resurfacing Project, CIP No. 24509. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The project consists of removing and replacing the curb and gutter (to improve stormwater <br />drainage) and removing and replacing damaged sidewalks that are potential trip hazards. <br />Pedestrian access ramps that were damaged, missing, or significantly out of compliance with <br />current ADA standards will be upgraded as part of the project. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Annual Curb and Gutter for Street Resurfacing Project, CIP No. 24509, consists of <br />removing and replacing approximately 9,700 square feet of sidewalk, 1,400 linear feet of curb <br />and gutter, 41 new pedestrian ramps, 10 pedestrian refuge/passageway islands, <br />improvements to two existing pedestrian ramps to bring them into ADA compliance, replace 90 <br />linear feet of valley gutter and install new or modify existing pedestrian push button poles to <br />Page 180 of 228