DATE: July 7, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Encroachment and Temporary Construction Permit Agreements for the James Bypass Bridges Replacement Project BRLO-5942(233)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Facilities Encroachment Agreement which includes a five-year Temporary Construction Permit with the James Irrigation District in order to construct the James Bypass Bridges Replacement Project effective upon execution with no specific termination date ($1,500); and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Floodway Encroachment Agreement which includes a five-year Temporary Construction Permit with Reclamation District 1606 in order to construct the James Bypass Bridges Replacement Project effective upon execution with no specific termination date ($10,250).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will approve the encroachment agreements and temporary construction permits necessary to construct two bridge replacements.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommendation actions are not approved, the bridge replacements may be cancelled or delayed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The bridge replacements are 100% funded with Federal Highway Bridge Program (HBP) funds. Sufficient funds for the cost of the administrative fees of $1,000 to the James Irrigation District (JID) and $3,000 to Reclamation District 1606 (RD1606) for plan review as well as $500 to JID and $7,250 to RD1606 for Temporary Construction Permits will be included in the Department's Proposed FY 2020-21 Roads Org 4510 Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The two bridges on Manning Avenue over James Bypass Floodway, three miles east of the nearest city limits of the City of San Joaquin, were built in 1957 and will be replaced in 2021 with new bridges built to current design standards. Construction of the bridges will...
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