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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Lakeview Drive Road Repair Project, Contract PW 18-31215, CIP 78722, Contract 2752:
1) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and
2) Authorize advertisement for construction bids.
FUNDING: Local and State discretionary funding initially (100%), with Department of Transportation staff working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Office of Emergency Services to obtain reimbursement. (Local, State, and Federal)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Lakeview Drive Road Repair Project (Project), Contract PW 18-31215, CIP 78722, Contract 2752:
1) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and,
2) Authorize advertisement for construction bids.
The Project is identified as one of the 2017 storm damage projects as presented to the Board on January 23, 2018 (Item 33).
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Starting in early January 2017, a series of heavy rainstorms over approximately eight weeks severely damaged County roads at over thirty (30) locations in the Tahoe Basin. One of these locations was Lakeview Drive in South Lake Tahoe.
On June 6, 2017 (Item 43), the Transportation Maintenance staff delivered a presentation to the Board detailing the condition of the roads in the Tahoe Basin and the immediate need for repairs to prevent road closures this coming winter season. Transportation Maintenance and Engineering staff worked together to determine which roads and portions of roads in the Tahoe Basin might be eligible for emergency reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Lakeview Drive was id...
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