TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steve Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Jonathan Delacruz, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: "2024 Road Striping Maintenance," RDS 24-11 - Construction Contract Award and Budget Amendment
RECOMMENDATION
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Award of Construction Contract to Traffic Limited of Lodi, CA in the amount of $156,132 for the "2024 Road Striping Maintenance," RDS 24-11, and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $36,745 Expense; SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The annual project will refresh striping for the various County roads listed in the attached.
County staff established an annual road striping maintenance program to refresh striping that has faded due to a combination of weather and normal traffic wear. Each year, the roads are evaluated, and a priority list is made to refresh those roads that are in the most need of striping to maintain public safety. On December 13, 2022, the Board authorized the creation of the "2023 Road Striping Maintenance" and a budget amendment of $200,000. The funding source was from the SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund (Fund 2440, Org 1220052) (SB-1 SRF). The "2023 Road Striping Maintenance Project" was deferred to 2024 to allow staff to prioritize the 2023 Storm Repair projects.
Currently, County staff utilizes water-based traffic paint due to its affordability which allows more roads to be re-striped. When the majority of the roads' striping is in good condition, staff will begin to use thermoplastic striping material which lasts longer than paint and provides improved visibility at night. Due to the higher cost for thermoplastic striping material, fewer roads can be re-striped per year. The striping on the attached list of County roads is faded and needs re-striping. The list of roads will change over time as the County refreshes striping and evaluates the road network. For the proposed road striping maintenance project thi...
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