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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Silver Fork Road at South Fork American River - Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Contract PW 16-31152, CIP 77124, P&C 298-C1799:
1) Approve changes to the 2017 Capital Improvement Program to reflect changes in the funding allocation to match the Engineer’s Estimate;
2) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and
3) Authorize advertisement for construction bids.
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program (100%). (Federal Funds)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services (CDS), Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Silver Fork Road at South Fork American River - Bridge Rehabilitation Project (Project), Contract PW 16-31152, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 77124, P&C 298-C1799:
1) Approve changes to the 2017 CIP to reflect changes in the funding allocation to match the Engineer’s Estimate; and
2) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and
3) Authorize advertisement for construction bids (the total estimated cost for the Project’s construction phase is $1,767,670).
The Project is included in Transportation’s 2017 CIP, which was adopted by the Board on June 27, 2017 (Item 25).
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
This Project consists of rehabilitation of the existing steel plate girder bridge over the South Fork of the American River; construction of a new reinforced concrete retaining wall; guardrail construction; and, grading, paving, drainage, fencing and pavement delineation work associated with the reconstruction of the roadway approaches.
Road closures are needed on this Project for four (4) separate nights at four (4) hours each to close Silver Fork Road between U.S. Highway 50 and Robin Circle. The road closures are needed to accommodate crane set...
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