BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Construction of the Stevens Creek Bank and Access/Trail Road Repair, Downstream of El Camino Real, (SR 82) Project, Project No. 62062003, Task No. 1062, Contract No. C0638, (Mountain View) (District 7). (Moved from April 12, 2018 Agenda)
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Construction of the Stevens Creek Bank and Access/Trail Road Repair, Downstream of El Camino Real, (SR 82) (Project) per the Notice to Bidders; and
B. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during the bidding process.
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SUMMARY:
Due to the heavy rainfall events during January and February of 2017, including the President's Day storm, several locations along Stevens Creek (Creek) experienced moderate to severe bank erosion caused by sustained high flows in the Creek. A severe bank failure occurred along the reach from El Camino Real to Yuba Drive in the City of Mountain View (City), which undermined the safety and stability of the adjacent Stevens Creek Trail (Trail), causing the City to shut the Trail down and establish a temporarily detour (Attachment 2). Once flows subsided, staff assessed the scope of the damage and determined an erosion repair project should be undertaken. The District applied for the FEMA's Public Assistance Grant under the Disaster Declaration, on February 14, 2017 (DR-4301).
In August of 2017, additional erosion within the previously identified area escalated the immediacy of the bank failure threat to the adjacent private property and Trail, which prompted the District CEO to declare an emergency pursuant to California Public Contact Code ?22050. After site visits to Stevens Creek by FEMA and California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) representatives in August 2017, the District was allowed to add the emerge...
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