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Department of Transportation recommending the Board take the following actions pertaining to the 2023 DOT Road Maintenance Pavement Rehabilitation Projects, Contract 7495:
1) Discuss and approve staff's recommendation for funding the Pioneer Trail Rehabilitation Project;
2) Award the Construction Contract to Granite Construction Company, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Construction Contract, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4) 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.
FUNDING: Road Repair and Rehabilitation Act 2017 (SB1-RMRA) (32%), General Fund Local Discretionary Funds (50%), Measure S Transient Occupancy Tax Funds (18%). (No Federal Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The purpose of the 2023 DOT Maintenance Pavement Rehabilitation Projects (Project) is to repair various roadway sections on Green Valley Road, Pleasant Valley Road, Meder Road, Wild Chaparral Drive, Lindberg Road, Rhodes Avenue, East Road, Long Avenue, Alice Court, Bucks Bar Road, South Upper Truckee Road, Pioneer Trail, Calgary Court, Pendleton Drive, Willowdale Drive, Riviera Circle, Elmwood Court, Tam O Shanter Drive and Brittany Place in the respective communities of South Lake Tahoe, Placerville, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park, and El Dorado Hills areas of El Dorado County by removing the failing asphalt section and replacing with hot mix asphalt. Due to current Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requirements and regulations, three (3) existing non-standard curb ramps within the Project area are required to be brought up to current standards as part of the Project.
Many of the limits of the road projects have been extended to utilize the General Fund contribution allocated to the Department of Transportation (Tr...
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