BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Report of Bids Received and Reject All Bids for Contract No. C0679; and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Construction of the Bolsa Road Fish Passage Improvements Project, Project No. 26044004, Contract No. C0687 (Gilroy) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Ratify Addenda No(s). 1, 2, and 3 to the Contract Documents for the Bolsa Road Fish Passage Improvements Project;
B. Reject all bids for Contract No. C0679;
C. Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Bolsa Road Fish Passage Improvements Project; and
D. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during the bidding process.
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SUMMARY:
The purpose of the Bolsa Road Fish Passage Improvements Project (Project) is to restore fish passage at the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) crossing of Uvas Creek to allow steelhead and other aquatic organisms to move freely between the lower and upper reaches of the creek. This is being accomplished through the development of a geomorphically designed project, restoring the creek invert to historic elevation and thereby providing fish passage. Since the Project meets both fish passage and geomorphic restoration goals, planning and partial design was funded by two projects in the 2012 Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program. The two projects were Project D4: Fish Habitat and Passage Improvement and Project D6: Creek Restoration and Stabilization. Under the renewed Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program that voters approved in November 2020, final design and construction of the Project is funded solely by Project D6: Restoration of Natural Creek Functions.
Specific outcomes of the Project are:
1. Restore upstream steelhead passage at the UPRR crossing, providing access to spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the watershed.
2. Restore stability and stream function and prevent incision for 1,700 feet of Uvas Creek....
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