DATE: February 28, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Advertise Contract No. 16-05-C Kamm Avenue - Jameson to SR 145 Shoulder Improvements, Federal Project No. CML-5942(254)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt plans and specifications for Contract No. 16-05-C Kamm Avenue from Jameson to SR 145 Shoulder Improvements, and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, or his designee, to advertise for bids and set bid opening date contingent upon the Department receiving authorization from the California Department of Transportation.
REPORT
The recommended action will authorize the advertisement of a Federally funded Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) project.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Not approving the recommended action will result in cancellation of the project and de-obligation of the allocated Federal funding. Any funds received by the County for this project to date would require reimbursement to the Federal Highway Administration from the Road Fund.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The CMAQ program will provide 78% of the funding for contract construction. The County's share for the local match will be paid out of the Road Fund and was included in the FY 2016-17 Public Works and Planning - Roads Org 4510 Adopted Budget. The contract construction cost is anticipated to range between $2,574,000 and $2,996,000.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the CMAQ Program is to fund transportation projects or programs that will contribute to attainment or maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter.
The work to be done consists, in general, of adding approximately four feet of new paved shoulder to each side of Kamm Avenue from SR 145 to Jameson Avenue, a distance of 6.02 miles. This will widen the existing 24-foot wide roadway ...
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