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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Oflyng Water Quality Project - Phase 2 (located on Oflyng Drive), Capital Improvement Program project number 36107016, Contract 9322:
1) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and
2) Authorize advertisement for construction bids with an estimated construction phase total cost of $228,000.
(District 5)
FUNDING: United States Forest Service (83%), Conservancy Funds (1%), State Waster Resource Control Board (4%), and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency/Water Quality (12%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Oflyng Water Quality Project - Phase 2 (Project) site is within an existing residential development located in the unincorporated area of South Lake Tahoe, east of U.S. Highway 50/State Route 89, north of Pioneer Trail, west of Elks Club Drive, and south of Skyline Drive. The Project is part of an ongoing effort to retrofit County rights-of-way within the Lake Tahoe Basin with improvements that will reduce the amount of sediment that reaches Lake Tahoe. The Project is in the Capital Improvement Program, project number 36107016. The Project will help to meet goals identified in the El Dorado County Stormwater Resource Plan and the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program.
A Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project was adopted by the Board on February 26, 2019 (Legistar file 18-1761), in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
ALTERNATIVES
1) The Board could choose not to approve the Contract Documents. Transportation will make any changes requested by the Board and return at a later date.
2) The Board could choose not to authorize advertisement for construction bids. Transportation will make any changes requested by the Board and return at a later date.
3) The Board could choose to cancel the Project.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
See Discussion/Background section above.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel and Risk have reviewed and approved the Contract Documents.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total estimated combined cost for Project's construction phase is $228,000 which includes construction items of work, supplemental items of work, construction management, environmental monitoring, inspection, materials testing, and contingencies.
There is no financial impact or change to net County cost associated with this item. The Board will not obligate the County with the current requested action. The obligation will result from the subsequent action of awarding the bid.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk will obtain the Chair's signature on the construction Plans for the Project.
2) The Clerk will forward the original signed Plan set to Transportation, Headington Engineering, attention Jen Rimoldi.
TRANSPORTATION FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
Transportation will advertise the Project for bid proposals and return to the Board with recommendations for award at a later date. Transportation will forward the executed Construction and Funding Agreement to the Clerk of the Board.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
N/A
CONTACT
Rafael Martinez, Director
Department of Transportation