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File Number: 22-150 safety improvements. The City was awarded $335,250 in the 2016-2017 HSIP cycle to add a scramble pedestrian signal phase to the existing signal at the East 14th Street and Joaquin Avenue intersection. Scramble pedestrian signals stop all vehicular traffic to allow pedestrians to cross an intersection in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time. This will be San Leandro’s second scramble pedestrian signal installation; there is an existing scramble signal at Bancroft Avenue and 136th Avenue. The East 14th Street at Joaquin Avenue intersection ranked high on the City’s High Collision Intersections list, which is regularly monitored and updated by City staff. Eleven collisions were reported between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015. One bicycle-related and five pedestrian collisions were recorded in this five-year period. It is one of the top pedestrian collision locations in San Leandro. Considering the relative high frequency of pedestrian-related collisions taking place on East 14th Street in the San Leandro Downtown area, the San Leandro Improvement Association (SLIA) has urged the City and State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to enhance traffic safety along the East 14th Street corridor. As such, improvements to the intersection of East 14th Street at Joaquin Avenue were identified as a top safety priority. Analysis A total of 8 bids were received on March 2, 2022, ranging from $352,296 to $469,011. Columbia Electric submitted the lowest bid of $352,296 and is determined to be the apparent lowest responsive bid. The pre-bid engineer’s estimate for construction was $246,580. This project is not subject to the provisions of the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) or the City’s Local Inclusion Policy Ordinance because it is a Federally Funded Project. As is standard in the construction industry, staff balanced site investigation costs with the risk of finding unforeseen conditions during construction as well as the design costs with the level of detail on the plans. As a result, unforeseen conditions may be encountered during construction and plan details may need to be adjusted or clarified. In order to minimize delay to the project and ensure that the scope of work is adjusted as needed to provide the highest quality project for the City, staff requests that the City Council authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5% of the original contract amount ($17,615) and change orders up to a cumulative value of 25% of the original contract amount ($88,074). This will help ensure efficient completion of the project on budget and on schedule. An appropriation of $232,870 is required to fully fund the construction of this project. The original budget prepared for the grant application is insufficient for the work. This money will be appropriated from unspent construction contingencies from the Annual Street Overlay/Rehab 2017-2018 project in Account number 141-38-392. Current Agency Policies ·Maintain and enhance the City’s infrastructure Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/13/2022