Title
Recommendation to Accept the Work of Chrisp Company for Fiscal Year 2020-21 Sign and Striping Maintenance Project, No. P.W. 10-21-35. (Public Works 31041520)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) has over one hundred and forty-seven (147) centerline miles of roadway and nine hundred and sixty-nine (969) intersections, providing access and circulation to every resident and business in the City. In order to ensure that pavement markings and stop/yield signs are properly maintained, the City established an annual capital project to systematically refresh and replace pavement markings and signs. As part of this year’s project, seventy-six (76) intersections were refreshed or improved. Sections of Aughinbaugh Way and Mecartney Road were also refreshed or improved (1.14 centerline miles total).
BACKGROUND
Staff began the annual program to systematically refresh and replace pavement markings and signs with a focus on intersections, as opposed to midblock striping, because intersections have higher safety considerations. The pavement markings and signs at intersections help to control the right-of-way and preserve traffic and pedestrian safety.
Staff performed condition assessments of intersection pavement markings and signs in the Bay Farm Island zone of the city. Seventy-six (76) intersections within this zone were identified for restriping and/or sign replacement. Fourteen (14) of those intersections received pedestrian improvements, such as advanced stop bars, yield markings, new crosswalks, or ladder hatched crosswalks.
In 2020, the City, through its annual pavement management project, resurfaced 10 miles of roadway in the Bay Farm Island zone, which accounted for improvement of 97 intersections. As a result, condition assessments under this program determined striping at numerous intersections still in good condition. This left room in the budget to restripe or improve (1) Aughinbaugh Way, from Mecartney Road to Sea View Parkway, and (2) Mecartney Road, from Belmont Place to Maitland Drive.
Prior to this project, Aughinbaugh Way had bike lanes along the subject section, but only bike buffer zones from Mecartney Road to the mid-block crossing, north of Baywalk Road. This accounted for 760 linear feet of this 3,600 linear foot section. The project extended the bike buffer zones northward, through the area directly in front of Bay Farm Elementary School, up to Sea View Parkway. It also refreshed all pavement markings along this section and as well as the subject section of Mecartney Road.
DISCUSSION
On May 15, 2022, the City Council awarded a contract to Chrisp Company in the amount of $723,727 for a three-year agreement to replace pavement markings and signs. The project for this first year is complete and acceptable to the Public Works Department. The final project cost was $192,212, including a 5% retention. When the City Council accepts the project, Public Works will file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder. Within sixty (60) days the retention will be paid out to Chrisp Company and the excess monies will be returned to the funding source.
This project completes the first cycle through all three zones (West End, East End, and Bay Farm Island), refreshing or improving pavement markings and stop/yield signs at 449 intersections. For the Fiscal Year 2022-23 project, staff will consider refreshing mid-block striping along select corridors, citywide, and possibly return to refreshing intersections in the West End in Fiscal Year 2023-24.
ALTERNATIVES
• Accept the work as presented.
• Do not accept the work and give staff alternate instruction.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The project was budgeted in the Capital Improvement Program (Project No. C12000) as part of the Signs, Pavement Markings, and Curb Painting effort (Measure B Local Streets and Roads funding). No additional appropriations are needed. There is no impact to the General Fund.
MUNICIPAL CODE/POLICY DOCUMENT CROSS REFERENCE
This action is consistent with the Alameda Municipal Code.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), Existing Facilities.
CLIMATE IMPACT
Safe streets promote walking and biking, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions from gas powered vehicles.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the work of Chrisp Company for Fiscal Year 2020-21 Sign & Striping Maintenance Project, No. P.W. 10-21-35.
Respectfully submitted,
Erin Smith, Public Works Director
By,
Tawfic Halaby, Supervising Civil Engineer
Financial Impact section reviewed,
Margaret O’Brien, Finance Director
cc: Nancy Bronstein, Interim City Manager
Robert Vance, Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer