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• Reconfiguration of the Washington Avenue at Beatrice Street intersection to separate traffic entering the I-880 on-ramp from local traffic accessing the neighborhood to the west • Addition of a second left turn lane on southbound Washington Avenue accessing the Greenhouse Marketplace at Fargo Avenue • Reconfiguration of the Washington Avenue at Fargo Avenue intersection • Signal modifications at both the Washington Avenue at Beatrice Street and the Washington Avenue at Fargo Avenue intersections • Pedestrian accessibility improvements within the project area The Washington Avenue Overlay project rehabilitates pavement on Washington Avenue starting at the base of the I-880 overpass and extending south toward the City limits at San Lorenzo Creek. Analysis The ACTIA-funded project was bid in Summer 2008. However, the bids were rejected because ACTIA concluded that the low bidder did not meet or properly substantiate a "Good Faith Effort" to utilize Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBE) and therefore did not meet ACTIA funding guidelines. The STP/CMAQ-funded project funds can be used only on arterial roadways that require rehabilitation within the city. Staff used the City's Pavement Management System to identify the arterial streets that meet the rehabilitation requirements. Washington Avenue, from the I-880 overpass to the San Lorenzo Creek Bridge at the City limits, meets the selection criteria for STP/CMAQ-funded rehabilitation. Prior to the rejection of the I-880/Washington Avenue Interchange Improvements bids, the plan was to complete the I-880/Washington Avenue project, then construct the pavement improvements on Washington Avenue as a separate project. The necessity to rebid the I- 880/Washington Avenue Interchange Improvements combined with federal funding deadlines imposed on the Washington Avenue Overlay requires that the two projects be combined. This will not have a significant impact on the phasing of the project, as the Washington Avenue Overlay will follow the I-880/Washington Avenue Interchange Improvements work in a combined schedule. The combined project will allow for the projects to proceed under federal guidelines, rather than the mare stringent guidelines of ACTIA, which necessitated the first rejection of bids. The elimination of ACTIA-mandated requirements, together with the additional project size, will also open competition to a larger group of qualifying contractors. Current City Council Policy • To improve and maintain the City's roadways