BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Gold Street Median Removal Project, Project No. 00761023, Contract No. C0646 (San Jose) (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Adopt the Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the construction of the Gold Street Median Removal Project per the Notice to Bidders; and
B. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during bidding.
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SUMMARY:
Project Background
The Gold Street Median Removal Project (Project) is located along Gold Street in the City of San Jose. A 200-linear-foot median on Gold Street, a high-density roadway in San Jose, is proposed to be removed to provide improved access to Pond A8. Pond A8, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility, is one of the sites used by the District to transport and place excavated sediment from creek sites. Removing the median will improve District operations by allowing trucks to make a left turn directly into the existing access point.
During the District's Stream Maintenance Program construction season, current practice is for a significant number of trucks to make a U-turn near the existing access point, disrupting traffic flow along Gold Street. An estimated 80 trucks per day can use this access point when sediment is being transported to Pond A8. This number can more than double when multiple and/or large-scale sediment removal projects are underway. Removal of the median is expected to make the District's sediment transport trucking operations more efficient and improve traffic flow along Gold Street and the surrounding community.
Attachment 2 includes a Project Location Map.
Outreach to Bidders
As part of the District's customary small and local business outreach, the following routine steps will be taken: 1) the Notice to Bidders (Attachment 1) will be sent to approximately 27 planrooms, 20 minority businesses, Chamb...
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