BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for San Francisquito Creek Mitigation Planting and Establishment Maintenance Project, Project No. 26284002, Contract No. C0644 (Palo Alto) (District 7).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Adopt the Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for San Francisquito Creek Mitigation Planting and Establishment Maintenance Project, Project No. 262840002, Contract No. C0644, per the Notice to Bidders; and
B. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during bidding.
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SUMMARY:
Construction of the San Francisquito Creek Flood Reduction, Ecosystem Restoration, and Recreation San Francisco Bay to Highway 101 (Bay-101) Project, which extends approximately 1.5 miles from San Francisco Bay upstream to East Bayshore Road and Highway 101, was completed in December 2018. The Project increased the Creek's capacity by excavating sediment deposits within the channel, rebuilding and setting back levees to widen the channel, and constructing floodwalls. In addition, major Bay-101 Project elements include expanded and improved tidal marsh habitat for endangered species in the Project area and adjacent Faber Marsh, and improvement of public access trails.
The Project owner is the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA), of which the District is one of five member agencies. In December 2015, the SFCJPA and the District entered into a Construction Management Agreement which
designated the District as the entity responsible for managing Project construction. The flood protection elements of the Project have been built. The remaining scope consists of plant installation followed by a plant establishment and maintenance period; the District is now proceeding to bid and award this work.
In mid-2018, it was determined that the Bay-101 Project construction contractor's landscaping subcontractor, responsible for ...
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