AgdaPkt 2000-08-14 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager August 14, 2000 Subject Award of Contract - Shearwater/Seacrest Access Path improvements. Engineering File No. 803-02 Recommendation Adopt a resolution awarding the contract for Shearwater/Seacrest Access Path Improvements Project, to the lowest responsible bidder, Interstate Grading 8� Paving, Inc. of South San Francisco, California, for their low bid of $357,900. Background This project is part of the mitigation program for the Levee Improvement Project that started in 1997. The improvements are being made to satisfy Federal and State agencies (US Army Corps of Engineers [Corps], Bay Conservation and Development Commission [BCDC], and Regional Water Quality Control Board [RWQCBJ), with BCDC being the main focus. Because the levee improvements triggered a review by the Corps and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWL), who demanded that some of the bayside exterior levees be closed off from public access, BCBC demanded an alternativ� inland route to make up for the lost access. Portions of this alternative access (which are adjacent to the levee) have been constructed simultaneously with the different levee segments that the City has been building. This project covers the remaining improvements that will complete the alternative public access, as planned. The improvements mainly include asphalt and decomposed granite pedestrian and bicycle paths, along with three public parking lots. On June 5, 2000, the City Council approved the Contract Documents and authorized the advertisement for bids for this project. The project was designed by staff with the help of Bay Area Geotechnical Engineers, CAD Masters (Computer Aided Design), GeoCAD (aerial surveying), and from recent experience with the other segments of the levee. Originally, this project was to be constructed during the spring/summer of 1999. However, the project was delayed, because negotiations were ongoing with USFWL regarding the public access to the outer levee, which may render this "alternative inland access" unnecessary. The project was further delayed due to the expiration of the Corps and BCDC permits. Permit extensions had to be requested and were granted, but the review took some time. Some of the improvements proposed by this project are situated on properties belonging to Redwood Shores Properties, Inc., with easement rights favoring the City. For this reason, a License and Indemnification Agreement, and a Grant of Easement Agreement were submitted by Redwood Shores Properties, and were approved by this .___. _�_ f