BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Notice of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work for the Lower Silver Creek Flood Protection and Creek Restoration Project, Reaches 4-5B (Plant Establishment Maintenance Phase), R&L Brosamer, Inc., Contractor, Project No. 40264008, Contract No. C0564 (San Jose) (District 6).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Accept the work as complete; and
B. Direct the Clerk of the Board to sign the Notice of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work and submit for recording to the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder.
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SUMMARY:
The Construction Contractor, R&L Brosamer, Inc., has completed the three-year Plant Establishment Maintenance Phase for the Lower Silver Creek Flood Protection and Creek Restoration Project, Reaches 4-5B. The construction contract was awarded in the amount of $25,952,000 and the final contract amount is $28,806,755.41. Subject to any withholds required by law or the contract, acceptance of the work by the Board will allow for the release of $5,354.48 in retention to the contractor.
Project Background
The objective of the Lower Silver Creek Flood Protection and Creek Restoration Project, Reaches 4-5B (Project) is to convey the 1 percent flood flows and improve stream habitat values. The Project reach extends approximately 5,200 feet between Interstate 680 and Story Road. This Project is the first segment of the Lower Silver Creek, Reaches 4-6 Project that the District is constructing in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The District has received $20.2 million for the Reaches 4-6 Project from a federal grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to construct improvements along 2.3 miles of the creek. Completion of the Reaches 4-6 Project, together with future improvements planned by the District's Lake Cunningham project, will provide flood protection for a total of 3,800 parcels in the surrounding area.
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