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Recommendation to Accept the Work of Chrisp Company for the Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive/Broadway Bikeway Project. (Public Works 91171)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Accept the Work of Chrisp Company for the Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive/Broadway Bikeway Project
BACKGROUND
On March 4, 2014, the City Council adopted plans and specifications and authorized a call for bids for the Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive/Broadway bikeway project. On July 15, 2014, the City Council rejected the sole bid and authorized a rebid. On October 7, 2014, the City Council awarded a contract to Chrisp Company in the amount of $796,923.22 for the project, including contingencies.
DISCUSSION
The project has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications and is acceptable to the Public Works Department. The project reduced the number of motor vehicle travel lanes from four to two or three lanes depending on the street section; installed a cycle track, cycle track buffer, parking spaces, loading zones, bicycle parking, marked crosswalks, beach parking signs, benches and bus shelters; constructed minor drainage improvements; made upgrades to comply with Americans with Disability Act; constructed bus landing islands, and a shuttle bus landing area.
Chrisp Company’s final project cost, including extra work orders, is $761,522.20.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The funds for this project were budgeted in the Capital Improvement Program (91171) - Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive Bikeway Project. The project’s total budget of $1,041,800 is comprised of a Caltrans’s HSIP grant ($416,400); Transportation Development Act Article 3 funds ($46,400); development impact fees ($509,000, Fund 340); and Measure B ($70,000, Fund 215). There is no impact to the General Fund.
MUNICIPAL CODE/POLICY DOCUMENT CROSS REFRENCE
The Transportation Element of the City’s General Plan shows these streets as bicycle priority streets that provide cross island access to bicyclists and as secondary transit streets. The Transportation Element, specifically Policy 4.1.1.a, requires the City to classify streets according to preferred mode(s) of travel - such as bicycle priority streets - so as to create or preserve connected multimodal networks within the constrained right-of-way of streets. The bikeway project also directly supports several Transportation Element policies and objectives. Furthermore, the project supports the General Plan City Design Element policies that focus on maximizing access to the shoreline. This action does not affect the Municipal Code.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is Categorically Exempt under the CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) - Existing Facilities and 15304(c) - Minor Alterations to Land In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, this project is a Categorical Exclusion under 23 Code of Federal Regulations 771.117(c): activity (c)(3) - Construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths and facilities.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the work of Chrisp Company for the Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive/Broadway bikeway project.
Respectfully submitted,
Liam Garland, Acting Public Works Director
By,
Gail Payne, Transportation Coordinator
Financial Impact section reviewed,
Elena Adair, Finance Director