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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: May 3, 2010 TO: FROM: BY: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL tephen L. Hollister City Manager Uchenna Udemezue, Director ;{.- .. Engineering and Transportation Dep ment Keith Cooke, Principal Engineer Engineering and Transportation Department SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK FOR PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS - SIDEWALK 09-10 PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 09-150-36-289. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends acceptance of the work and filing of the Notice of Completion for the subject project. BACKGROUND Both the State Highway Code and the San Leandro Municipal Code require that property owners maintain the sidewalks along their frontage. The City operates a sidewalk repair program, described in Title 8 of the San Leandro Administrative Code, which provides for the repair of sidewalk damage and describes in detail the financial responsibility. Larger defects that require removal and replacement of concrete are the responsibility of the property owner. However, minor repairs made by grinding or patching are paid for by the City at no (direct) cost to the property owner. This contract was for the repair of defects by grinding or other means, and therefore will be paid entirely by the City. ANALYSIS Generally, the City's Public Works Services Department repairs uplifted sidewalk and potential tripping hazards city-wide. However, due to time and workforce constraints, Public Works Services cannot address the large number of repairs this year. Therefore, staff recommended and Council agreed that the City would bid the project using Transportation Development Act (TDA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement funds. On December 21, 2009, RP Engineering Contractors was awarded the contract for submitting the highest quantity bid in the amount of 3,811 linear feet at the lowest unit cost of $5.51 per linear foot, which was determined to be a responsive bid. Grinding work began on March 10, 2010 and was completed on March 29, 2010.