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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 18, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-657 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.N. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Keith Cooke <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Accepting the Work for the Curb Ramp Upgrades <br />2016-17 Project, Project No. 2017.0070 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The project installed a total of fifty-three (53) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant <br />curb ramps along eight street segments primarily in the southwest quadrant of the City. New <br />ramps were installed at seven locations where none existed and forty-six (46) existing <br />non-compliant ramps were upgraded to meet current standards. <br />Staff recommends the following action: <br />·Accept the work by Silman Construction, Inc. <br />·Authorize the City Manager to file the Notice of Completion <br />·Release the performance and payment bonds, and; <br />·Release the maintenance bond upon successful completion of the one-year maintenance <br />period. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates construction of curb ramps at street <br />intersections when roadway pavement is replaced, overlaid, or treated with cape seal. This <br />contract covered the installation of ramps at locations where pavement work was installed as part <br />of the Annual Street Sealing 2016-17 project. Seven new ramps were installed at locations <br />where none existed and forty-six existing non-compliant ramps were upgraded. <br />Curb ramps are a vital component of the pedestrian path of travel and an important element in <br />implementing the City’s Complete Streets policy. Ramps allow persons with mobility disabilities <br />to safely cross streets and they make the City’s sidewalks accessible, regardless of physical <br />ability. Each ramp includes a panel of raised tactile domes to warn the vision impaired of a street <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/12/2017 <br />336