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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: March 5, 2007 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager' U chenna U demezue, Director Engineering and Transportation Department BY: Kenneth Joseph, City Engineer 17 SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIP~N: FROM: MA TTER OF AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MCGUIRE AND HESTER FOR DOOLITTLE DRIVE ENTRYWAY IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 1 AND 2, PROJECT NO. 230-43-155 Phase 1 is a cooperative effort between the City of San Leandro, the City of Oakland, and the Port of Oakland. It provides for construction of streetscape improvements including landscaping, irrigation, decorative streetlights in the existing median, and entryway monuments on Doolittle Drive between Adams Avenue and 98th Avenue. Phase 2 is a sole effort by the City of San Leandro, and provides for construction of streetscape, landscaping and irrigation, similar to Phase 1 on Doolittle Drive between Adams Avenue and Davis Street. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends award of contract to the low bidder, McGuire and Hester, in the amount of $1,920,877 for Phase 1 of the Doolittle Drive Entryway Improvement project. Staff also recommends award of contract to the low bidder, McGuire and Hester, in the amount of $1,751,530 for Phase 2 of the Doolittle Drive Entryway Improvement project. BACKGROUND In 2001, an entryway plan between Oakland and San Leandro was developed to improve the common entryway on Doolittle Drive between Davis Street and Airport Drive. An MOU was executed between the cities of Oakland and San Leandro, and the Port of Oakland to fund portions of the project within their respective jurisdictions. The project includes construction of landscaping, irrigation, improvements to existing medians and entryway monuments along Doolittle Drive, a state highway. Other work items on this cOlTidor include the installation of new streetlights in the medians, relocation of traffic signals in the medians and painting of existing streetlights.