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File Number: 16-337 <br />The overlay thickness for each street is determined by evaluating the existing pavement <br />thickness and expected traffic volumes. To increase durability because of high traffic use and <br />to prevent the potential for cracks in the lower layers of asphalt concrete from reflecting <br />through to the surface layer, reinforcing mesh will be added to the pavement overlay on San <br />Leandro Boulevard, Marina Boulevard, and Douglas Drive. <br />Reconstruction is a more expensive pavement repair method and is implemented when a <br />street has completely failed. Reconstruction involves the removal of the entire existing <br />pavement section, strengthening the road base by mixing cement into the existing subgrade, <br />recompacting the subgrade to remove voids resulting from the cement mixing and replacing <br />the entire thickness of pavement. <br />Overlay or reconstruction of streets triggers requirements to upgrade all deficient curb ramps <br />adjacent to the work. As part of this project and in compliance with the Americans with <br />Disabilities Act (ADA), the City Council awarded the Ramp Upgrades 2015-16 Project, Project <br />No. 2016.0071 to Rosas Brothers Construction to install curb ramps where none currently <br />exist and to upgrade non-compliant ramps. <br />This project also includes the installation and repair of speed cushions at various locations on <br />various City streets as requested by residents and as part of the 2015-16 Neighborhood <br />Traffic Calming Program. <br />This project is funded primarily with Measure B and Measure BB sales tax revenue distributed <br />to the City by the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) each year for use on <br />local streets and roads. The City has consistently used Measure B monies within three years <br />of receipt. Prior to January 2016, ACTC’s timely use of funds requirements allowed for all <br />Measure B funds allocations to be used within the 5 years of receipt. Recent changes to <br />these rules require that all Measure B and Measure BB funds must be spent within the same <br />year they are received by the City. To allow for implementation of this change, ACTC permits <br />four years for each agency to comply with this new policy. Staff expanded the project to <br />include repair of additional streets in an effort to expend Measure B and Measure BB funds <br />quickly to meet this timely use of funds requirement. <br />Analysis <br />Bids were opened on June 24, 2016. The three bids received ranged from $2,396,060 to <br />$2,857,000. The pre-bid engineer’s estimate for construction was $2,128,745. DeSilva Gates <br />Construction, L.P. was determined by staff to be the lowest responsible bidder. <br />None of the bidders have an office in San Leandro that would qualify them as a local business <br />per the Local Inclusion Policy Ordinance. Also, none of the bidders met the Local Business <br />Participation Goal of 25% by subcontracting with San Leandro businesses for 25% of the <br />contract value. The lowest bidder had one local subcontractor, Columbia Electric, whose <br />subcontract for $13,600 represents 0.6% of the total contract value. Additionally, the lowest <br />bidder provided documentation that demonstrated completion of the required good faith <br />efforts to meet the local business participation goal. <br />Staff verified that the contractor has a valid license with the Contractor’s State License Board <br />and is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. At the mandatory <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2016 <br />129