Title:
Title
Budgetary Adjustments and Contract Award: Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01643
Location
Location: District 5
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the Plans and Specifications for the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500); 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to transfer $127,000 (New Measure A Safety, Streetscape, Pedestrian and Bicycle Fund, Fund 2039) from the expenditure budget of the State and Federal Grant Match Program (T15007200) to the expenditure budget of the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500); 3) awarding the construction contract for the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500) to Sierra National Construction in an amount not to exceed $244,969; and 4) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute the construction contract for the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500).
Contact: Adam Randolph, Senior Engineer (916) 808-7803; Judy Matsui-Drury, Supervising Engineer (916) 808-7610; Nader Kamal, Interim Engineering Services Manager (916) 808-5065, Department of Public Works
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Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Project Plans
4-Construction Contract
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project proposes to install pedestrian hybrid beacons, crosswalk striping, and curb ramps to enhance safety for pedestrians crossing Sutterville Road at East Curtis Drive. These safety improvements will also improve connectivity at this location, which links Curtis Park, the Curtis Park Trail, the Sacramento Children’s Home, and the surrounding residential neighborhood.
The objective of this project is to enhance pedestrian safety at this crossing of Sutterville Road near Curtis Park by providing a pedestrian hybrid beacon crossing with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‐compliant curb ramps and new crosswalk striping.
The City has acquired Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) in the amount of $250,000 for the design and construction phases of the project.
Policy Considerations: The project is consistent with the City General Plan goals and key policies of ensuring that all street projects support pedestrian and bicycle travel. Improvements are consistent with the pedestrian master plan and include installation of high-visibility pedestrian crossings. In addition, the project uses traffic calming measures to reduce vehicle speeds and volumes while also encouraging walking and bicycling.
Economic Impacts: This new infrastructure is expected to create 0.98 total jobs (0.56 direct jobs and 0.42 jobs through indirect and induced actives) and create $151,252 in total economic output ($95,335 of direct output and another $55,917 of output through indirect and induced activities).
The indicated economic impacts are estimates calculated using a calculation tool developed by the Center for Strategic Economic Research (CSER). CSER utilized the IMPLAN input-output model (2009 coefficients) to quantify the economic impacts of a hypothetical $1 million of spending in various construction categories within the City of Sacramento in an average one-year period. Actual impacts could differ significantly from the estimates and neither the City of Sacramento nor CSER shall be held responsible for consequences resulting from such differences.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The City of Sacramento Environmental Planning Services has reviewed the proposed project and determined that it is exempt from the provisions of CEQA under the Categorical Exemption for the operation, repair or minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use and for new construction or conversion of small facilities, including street improvements, set forth in Sections 15301(c) and 15303(d)(e) respectively.
National Environment Policy Act (NEPA): The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) is the lead agency for NEPA, as assigned by the US Department of Housing and urban Development (HUD) for these federal grant funds. SHRA planning staff reviewed the project and determined a finding of categorical exclusion.
Sustainability: The project is consistent with the City’s General Plan goals by using traffic calming measures to reduce vehicle speeds and volumes while also encouraging walking and bicycling.
Commission/Committee Action: None
Rationale for Recommendation: The Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project will enhance pedestrian safety at this crossing of Sutterville Road near Curtis Park.
Final design plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) for the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500) are complete.
The Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project was advertised for construction, and a total of three bids were received on October 16, 2019. The results of the bids are summarized below:
|
Contractor |
Bid |
M/WBE GFE (Y/N) |
|
Sierra National Construction |
$244,969 |
Y |
|
B&M Builders |
$248,033 |
Y |
|
Tennyson Electric |
$356,435 |
N |
The engineer’s estimate was $265,000.
All bidders met all required bid conditions. Sierra National Construction and B&M Builders submitted a Good Faith Effort (GFE) and therefore met the Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) requirement for CDBG funded projects. Tennyson Electric stated that they would self-perform all the work, and therefore was not required to submit a GFE. Staff recommends that the construction contract be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Sierra National Construction.
Construction is anticipated to begin January 2020 and be completed August 2020.
Financial Considerations: The estimated total cost to complete design, right-of-way, and construction activities for the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing (T15185500) is $436,000. With the transfer of $127,000 (New Measure A Safety, Streetscape, Pedestrian and Bicycle Fund, Fund 2039) from the State and Federal Grant Match Program (T15007200) to the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500), there will be sufficient funding to award the construction contract to Sierra National Construction for an amount not to exceed $244,969 and cover the remaining construction management and all other project related costs.
There is sufficient funding within the State and Federal Grant Match Program (T15007200) to support the transfer of $127,000 (New Measure A Safety, Streetscape, Pedestrian and Bicycle Fund, Fund 2039) to the Sutterville Road Pedestrian Crossing Project (T15185500).
There are no General Funds planned or allocated for this project.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): This project has state and federal CDBG funding, therefore the City’s LBE requirement is held in abeyance. The use of CDBG funds requires that the contractor make a good faith effort to recruit sub-contractors who are Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE). Sierra National Construction and B&M Builders submitted a GFE and met the requirement. Tennyson Electric stated that they would self-perform all the work, and therefore was not required to submit a GFE.