TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Estrella Munoz, Junior Engineer
SUBJECT: Construction Contract Award and Budget Amendment for the "Deer Park Region Paving," RDS 25-02.
RECOMMENDATION
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Award a Construction Contract to Argonaut Constructors, Inc. of Santa Rosa, CA in the amount of $5,573,644 for the "Deer Park Region Paving, RDS 25-02"; and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact $7,197,055 Expense; Local Transportation Tax (T/U) Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
Roads planned for rehabilitation are selected based on their existing Pavement Condition Index (PCI), which is an overall measure of the condition of the road surface developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and later standardized by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The PCI shows a numerical index ranging from 0 to 100, with 100 being the best roadway condition that is anticipated to support 20 years of use.
Public Works uses the PCI information to develop a 5-year plan which optimizes the use of available funds to assist in prioritizing road resurfacing projects. This is not an analysis that selects repairs based on "worst first." Instead, it is based on repairs that provide the greatest efficiency per dollar spent. In many cases spending smaller amounts of money on maintenance towards roads that aren't in bad shape can sometimes be much more effectively spent than a larger funding amount towards a road that has already failed.
The roads to be included in the project are as follows:
Deer Park Road (4.07 miles) (PCI 51)
White Cottage Road (3.83 miles) (PCI 25)
College Avenue (0.82 miles) (PCI 31)
On June 25, 2024, the Board approved creation of the Deer Park Region and West Zinfandel Paving Project, awarded Professional Services Agreement (PSA) No. 240426B to GHD for design services, and authorized a $400,000 budget transfer from the Capita...
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