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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />January 23, 2017 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Award of Contract – Linden Park Reconstruction Project <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve, by motion, the contract documents and award the standard form contract for <br />the Linden Park Reconstruction Project to C2R Engineering, Inc. of Mountain View, <br />California for their responsive and responsible low bid in the amount of $432,915 and <br />authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of <br />the amount awarded, not to exceed $476,206.50, and find that the proposed project is <br />categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 and 15304 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Linden Park is a neighborhood park located on the Hetch Hetchy right-of-way at the <br />corner of Park and Linden Streets. In 1971, the Parks and Recreation Department <br />obtained a Land Use Permit from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission <br />(SFPUC) for the park. Linden Park was dedicated on July 23, 1972 and was renovated <br />in 1986. In late 2011, SFPUC removed the park during their water pipeline project. In <br />2013, Council approved funding to reconstruct Linden Park and a design was <br />developed by SSA Landscape architects with the engagement of the neighborhood over <br />several community meetings. <br />In April 2014, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) informed the City <br />of the necessity to modify the SFPUC engineering standards and land use policies for <br />their entire right-of-way. Though the City had nearly completed the 65% construction <br />drawings at the time, the project could not move forward based on their direction and <br />the uncertain change of requirements. Since the park is not on City land, the City <br />was required to comply with the SFPUC requirements, process, and approvals. Several <br />months later, SFPUC completed their study and although the previous design was no <br />longer feasible, SFPUC did allow the City to move forward with a new design for the <br />project using their revised engineering standards and recreational use policies. <br />In 2015 and throughout much of 2016, City Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />staff have been working closely with SFPUC engineering and land use staff, project <br />6.1.A. - Page 1