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7.1.E. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> August 25, 2014 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Award of Contract - 2013-2014 Asphalt Rubber Chip Seal and Spot Repair Project <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> By motion, approve the contract documents and award the standard form construction <br /> contract (Section 00520) for the 2013-2014 Asphalt Rubber Chip Seal and Spot Repair <br /> Project to Granite Rock Company of San Jose, for their responsive and responsible low <br /> bid of $1 ,370,273.48 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if <br /> necessary, up to 10% of the original contract amount. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The 2013-2014 Asphalt Rubber Chip Seal and Spot Repair Project is part of the City's <br /> Roadway Management Program which addresses on-going pavement repair and <br /> replacement needs. Pavement requires preventative maintenance for a variety of <br /> reasons, including deterioration due to aging, traffic loads, weather, and intrusive tree <br /> roots. The Roadway Management Program inventories, assesses, and tracks <br /> maintenance of the City's roadways. Individual roadways are selected for resurfacing <br /> based on an assessment of the overall pavement condition. Projects are selected to <br /> make the most efficient use of resources. <br /> An asphalt rubber chip seal is part of a two-step roadway resurfacing process known as <br /> cape seal. Cape seal is a cost-effective preventive maintenance measure that provides <br /> a new wearing surface, seals and protects the underlying pavement from damage due <br /> to weather, and extends the useful life of the pavement. Cape seal consists of an <br /> application of asphalt rubber chip seal followed by a slurry seal. The cape seals area <br /> generally used to protect lower traffic volume/residential roadway surfaces. <br /> The application of asphalt rubber chip seal and slurry seal are two separate trade <br /> specialties. The City contracts and coordinates individually for the chip seal application <br /> and the slurry seal application. Contracting separately for specialty work results in more <br /> cost effective projects and a higher quality product. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> The purpose of this project is to replace sections of cracked and deteriorated roadway <br /> pavement, and to fill larger cracks in the pavement with crack sealant on various streets <br /> throughout the City. Certain project streets will also receive an asphalt rubber chip seal. <br /> All streets will receive a slurry seal as part of a separate, following project. Project <br />