TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Dewey Phan, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Approval of Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Advertise for Bids for the 2025 Annual Bridge Repairs, RDS 25-05
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the Plans and Specifications for the 2025 Annual Bridge Repairs, RDS 25-05 and authorization to advertise for sealed bids and opening of the bids at a time, date, and location to be published by the Director of Public Works pursuant to Section 20150.8 of the Public Contract Code. (No Fiscal Impact, Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Napa County Public Works Department maintains 171 bridges that have a span longer than 12 feet. Caltrans inspects and provides bridge inspection reports for 93 bridges that are longer than 20 feet in the unincorporated area of Napa County. The repair recommendations range from doing nothing to complete replacement. In many cases, Caltrans and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provide funding for preventative maintenance or replacement which the County is pursuing, however, repairs are not eligible for federal funding.
Napa County has a minor repair and preventive maintenance program to evaluate a portion of those bridges every year and create similar groups to make economical yearly repair construction projects. County and consultant staff evaluated 14 bridges over 20 feet and three structures between 12 feet and 20 feet long for repairs this year. If regulatory permits are required for a bridge repair, then County staff moved it to a future year. Four of the 17 structures have been selected for the 2025 construction season based on similar type of work, location, and budget. Completing this work will include injecting epoxy into cracks that are key to protecting the structure strength at the following bridges:
1. Dunaweal Lane over the Napa River
2. Crystal Springs Road over Bell Creek
3. Larkmead Lane over the Napa River
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