BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code Section 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Refer to Attachment A)
SUBJECT:
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Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Construction of the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project, Project No. 26174043, Contract No. C0724, (San Jose, Districts 2, 3, and 6).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Consider the First Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project, along with the Final Environmental Impact Report;
B. Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Construction of the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project, per the Notice to Bidders; and
C. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during the bidding process.
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SUMMARY:
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) is undertaking the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project (CCFPP or Project) to provide flood risk reduction measures against a flood event equivalent to the February 2017 flood or approximately a 20-year flood event. The CCFPP is approximately nine (9) miles long and located within the city of San Jose. The Project is part of the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Program that voters renewed in November 2020.
Staff is recommending the Board adopt the Project's plans and specifications and authorize staff to advertise for construction bids, per the Notice to Bidders (Attachment 2), exclusively to the list of Valley Water Pre-Qualified Bidders.
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The CCFPP's primary objective is to provide protection from floods up to the level that occurred on February 21, 2017, equivalent to a flood level with a 5% risk of occurring in any given year (also referred to as a 20-year event), along Coyote Creek, between Montague Expressway and Tully Road, in San Jose. The CCFPP involves construction of multiple floodwalls, passive barriers and earthen berms along a nine (9) mile stretch of Coyote Cr...
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