BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Report of Bids Received, Award of Construction Contract to Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. for the Construction of Gold Street Median Removal Project, Project No. 00761023, Contract No. C0646 (San Jose), (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Ratify Addendum Nos.1 and 2 to the Contract documents for the Gold Street Median Removal Project;
B. Waive minor irregularities in Silicon Valley Paving, Inc.'s Bid;
C. Award the Contract to Silicon Valley Paving, Inc, in the sum of $74,993; and
D. Approve a contingency sum of $7,500 and authorize the Operations & Maintenance Engineering Support Unit Manager to approve individual change orders up to the designated amount.
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SUMMARY:
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.
Addendum Ratification
Two addenda were issued during the bid period (Attachment 1), to respond to potential bidders' requests for Bid Document clarifications. To formally incorporate these addenda into the C...
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