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Transportation Department recommending the following pertaining to the Sawmill Phase 1A Bike Trail Project construction: 1) find that the construction must be performed by an independent Contractor; 2) approve the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chairman to sign said Plans; and, 3) authorize advertisement for construction bids.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: California Tahoe Conservancy and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $2,386,910.00
Funding
Budgeted $2,386,910.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $
Change To Net County Cost -0- $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no Fiscal Impact associated with this item. There is no cost to the County General Fund.
Funding for this Project will be from the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Air Quality Mitigation Funds.
Background:
On June 20, 2006, your Board approved the Project's Plans and Specifications and authorized the Department to advertise for construction bids, with the bid opening scheduled for June 30, 2006. Following a 10-day bidding period, the Department received no bid proposals for the Project.
Reason for Recommendation:
The Sawmill Phase 1A Bike Trail Project (Project) area is located in eastern El Dorado County, in the Tahoe Basin, along the Highway 50 corridor near the Town of Meyers. The Phase 1A alignment of the bike path runs along the west side of Highway 50 from Santa Fe Drive to the entrance of the Lake Tahoe Golf Course with a spur connection from Arapahoe Drive. (See attached Figure A).
The improvements consist of constructing a Class I AC bicycle path, Class I boardwalk decking for the small portion of the trail, sediment trap, mulch, revegetation, grass line channels, rock lined channels, culverts, rock slope protection, and crossing treatments. A majority o...
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