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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendments to Agreements with Tetra Tech, Ninyo & Moore, BKF Engineers, and Park Engineering for the Cross Alameda Trail (Main to Constitution) Project, in a Cumulative Amount, Including Contingency, Not to Exceed $115,770. (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) has been awarded two Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) totaling $202,315 for the Cross Alameda Trail (CAT) (Main to Constitution) project No. 91402. The City Council is asked to commit this funding to the project.
The scheduled completion date for the CAT project has been delayed until October 2019 due to a wet and extended rainy season. The extended project duration and compliance with environmental requirements will necessitate contract amendments with various consultants to complete the project.
BACKGROUND
The CAT will be a premier east-west walking and bicycling corridor across the length of the City, stretching from the Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point to the Miller-Sweeney Bridge at Tilden Way for a total of four miles. The development of the CAT/RAMP and Atlantic Avenue segment from Main Street to Constitution Way began in 2014. The Transportation Commission and City Council approved a final concept plan for this one-block segment in March and April 2017, respectively, and on November 7, 2018, the City Council awarded the construction contract for a total of $5,299,614.
DISCUSSION
Project construction began in late 2018 to meet funding and progress deadlines for several grants associated with the project. Unfortunately, a wet and unusually extended rainy season coupled with the challenge of finding clean fill to cover the contaminated native soils significantly delayed the initial earthwork activities. Construction progress has resumed with the end of the rainy season and the project is currently scheduled to be completed in October 201...
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