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Department of Transportation recommending the Board take the following actions pertaining to the Oak Hill Road at Squaw Hollow Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program No. 36105031:
1) Award the Construction Contract to Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc. who is the lowest responsive, responsible bidder;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Construction Contract, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the Director of Transportation to sign an Escrow Agreement, if requested by the Contractor and in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, for the purpose of holding Contract retention funds.
(District III)
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program (99.9%), Regional Surface Transportation Program Exchange (0.1%) (Federal Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Oak Hill Road at Squaw Hollow - Bridge Replacement Project (Project) will replace the existing bridge over Squaw Hollow Creek on Oak Hill Road in Placerville. The existing bridge over Squaw Hollow Creek was constructed in 1945 and is considered functionally obsolete per the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Standards with a sufficiency rating of 52.7 out of 100.
This Project has federal funding, requiring compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the Board on April 18, 2017 (Legistar 17-0322, Item 21).
All necessary environmental permits have been obtained for this Project.
All needed right of way has been secured for the Project.
The Contract Documents include all required federal provisions and incorporate the current Caltrans Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements. The DBE goal is 20%.
Authorization for construction funding (E-76) has been received for this Project.
The Project was approved for advertisement by the Board on April 18, 2023 (Item 22, Legi...
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