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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Agreement with Ecast Engineering, Inc. for Pothole Maintenance and Repair Services for Various Locations for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,656,940.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction).(Public Works 31041520)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) has over 125 centerline miles of roadway providing access and circulation to every resident and business in the City. In addition to routine paving, pothole maintenance is an essential component to roadway maintenance. Public Works historically used in-house forces for pothole maintenance; however, this past winter's storms caused a notable increase in potholes in the City and region wide. In response to this uptick and City Council's direction during the Fiscal Year 2023-25 budget adoption discussion to further address potholes, staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to augment in-house resources with contractual support. Staff anticipates this becoming a regular component of the City's pavement management program and is therefore recommending a 5-year term, pending future appropriations to support the service, be awarded to East Engineering, Inc. (Ecast), for a total five-year spending not-to-exceed $1,656,940.
BACKGROUND
Maintenance of the City's existing roadway assets is a critical component in meeting the City's transportation needs today and into the future. The combination of in-house forces and contract support ensures that need is addressed.
Staff will do comprehensive survey and inspection of travel ways to identify areas of greater pothole repair needs. Work to repair potholes under the proposed contract is anticipat...
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