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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: September 6, 2011 TO: Lianne Marshall, Interim City M FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, Director:_ Engineering and Transportation epartment APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Lianne Marshall Interim City Manager BY: Kenneth Joseph, City Engineer Engineering and Transportation Depa ent SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE OF WORK FOR THE BANCROFT AVENUE STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 09- 150 -38 -319; FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. ESPL -5041 (035). SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends acceptance of the work, filing of the Notice of Completion, and authorizing the City Manager to release the Maintenance Bonds for the subject project upon successful completion of the one -year maintenance period. BACKGROUND In early 2009, President Obama signed into law the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The ARRA contained approximately $49 billion in transportation funding, with $27 billion for roads. The City of San Leandro received $1,338,000 during the first round of ARRA funding programmed for Alameda County, which was used to reconstruct portions of Washington Avenue and Aladdin Avenue. The bids for the project came in much lower than anticipated due to a favorable bidding market, which resulted in a savings of $308,115. The Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA) worked with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to create the ARRA Cost Savings Plan, which was a means for local agencies to recapture the unspent ARRA funding for use on other projects. As a result, the cost savings for San Leandro was used to reconstruct Bancroft Avenue from 138th Avenue to 148th Avenue. During construction, it was discovered that there are shallow gas main crossings along Bancroft Avenue at the 140"' Avenue, 141 Avenue, and 142 nd Avenue intersections. These shallow