Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with St. Francis Electric for Streetlight Conduit Replacement Project, Gibbons and Southwood Drives, P.W. No. 04-19-18, in an Amount, Including Contingency, Not to Exceed $890,905. (Public Works 310)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Underground streetlight service conduit requires replacement to ensure a continuity of service. The project consists of removing and replacing streetlight conduits, conductors, streetlight pull boxes, and other items shown on the contract drawings in the Gibbons and Southwood Drive neighborhood.
BACKGROUND
Street, parking lot, and park pathway lighting has either above ground or underground electrical services to the light. Underground electric services are installed in a conduit that, depending on the material and the surrounding environment (roots, corrosive soils, groundwater, etc.), has an expected useful life before the conduit and wire must be replaced. Based upon the rate of failure of street, parking lot, and park pathway lighting service conduit, Public Works is preparing a master plan to replace conduit when it reaches the end of its useful life, and ideally prior to failure. The master plan will identify annual project areas to replace service conduit based upon expected budget. The planning effort will prioritize project areas based on known failed conduit and will coordinate with the City's pavement management and sidewalk programs, as applicable.
As this planning process is underway, Public Works is moving forward with this high priority conduit replacement project given the number of streetlights out in this area due to conduit failures.
DISCUSSION
To solicit the maximum number of bids and most competitive price, plans and specifications were provided to 19 separate builders' exchanges throughout the Bay Area. Notices were also sent to contractors on the Public Works Department Contractor...
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