HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-12-2016 Item 10 Rail Road Trail Maintenance 2016
Meeting Date: 7/12/2016
FROM: Daryl Grigsby, Director of Public Works
Prepared By: Dan Van Beveren, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT: RAILROAD TRAIL MAINTENANCE 2016
RECOMMENDATION
1. Approve plans and specifications for the Railroad Trail Maintenance project, Specification
No. 91422; and
2. Authorize staff to formally advertise for bids; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract if the lowest bid is less than the
Engineer’s Estimate of $90,000.
DISCUSSION
The 2015-17 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes a project that addresses the need for ongoing
maintenance of bicycle trails and pedestrian trails in City parks and facilities. The CIP includes a
priority list of trails and the estimated year when these trails will receive maintenance. The Railroad
Safety Trail (Trail), from Orcutt Road to the Jennifer Street Bridge, is scheduled to receive
maintenance or reconstruction in 2016.
The portion of the Trail from Orcutt Road to Bushnell Street was originally constructed in 1998
(Phase One). The portion from Bushnell Street to the Jennifer Street bridge was constructed in 2001
(Phase Two). There has not been any maintenance, other than minor crack filling, on the trail since
construction.
The Trail has challenges including drainage and asphalt deterioration. The trail area near the
Jennifer Street Bridge is adjacent to a drain inlet and is flat. Moderate rainfall inundates the area
with about two inches of standing water. To address this problem, the project scope includes raising
the trail by about four inches, above the standing water. Additionally, a few areas of the trail are in
poor condition and are proposed to be reconstructed.
Once the above items are completed, the entire Trail length will receive a two-layer preventive
maintenance seal coat. Two layer seal coats are an effective and inexpensive method of preserving
the condition of an asphalt pavement surface at a small fraction of what it would cost to reconstruct
the trail.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Community Development has reviewed the project, and has determined that the project is
Categorically Exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301
(maintenance or replacement of an existing facility).
FISCAL IMPACT
The 2015-17 Financial Plan, Appendix B, pages 3-235 through 3-237, identifies $100,000 in
year 2015-16 to support this phase of the project. The current balance available in the Pathway
Maintenance master account is $108,373. The project’s estimated construction costs are shown
below.
This project is funded by the Local Revenue Measure.
Attachments:
a a - Site Map
b b - Council Reading File - Plans
c c - Council Reading File - Special Provisions
Construction Contract:$90,000.00
Construction Contingencies:$10,000.00
Total for Construction:$100,000.00
Printing & other Misc costs:$1,000.00
Materials Testing:$2,000.00
Total for other costs:$3,000.00
Total Cost of Project $103,000.00
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