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Department of Transportation recommending the Board take the following actions pertaining to the Missouri Flat Road Phase 1 - Class I Trail Connection Project, Capital Improvement Program project number 36109012, Contract 6094, with a construction phase cost of $333,913.75:
1) Award the Construction Contract to AM Development Inc. the lowest responsive, responsible bidder; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Construction Contract, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Transportation Development Act Funds (9%) and Urban Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Funds (91%). (Federal and Local Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Project will construct 188 linear feet of Class I bike path, including grading and paving, concrete retaining wall, curb, gutter, sidewalk, striping, and rock ditch improvements, which will create a permanent trail access to the El Dorado Trail at Missouri Flat Road to the Town of El Dorado trail section. This trail access was originally designed to be constructed with the El Dorado Trail - Missouri Flat Road Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing Project, Capital Improvement Program number 36109002. The utility companies have relocated their facilities that were in conflict with this access creating the opportunity to construct this Project prior to the overcrossing. The Project duration is 20 working days and is anticipated to be complete within the 2022 construction season.
Due to federal funding, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) are required. A CEQA Categorical Exemption was filed on December 20, 2017. A NEPA categorical Exemption/ Categorical Exclusion Determination was issued on December 17, 2018. No additional Environmental Permits are needed for this Project.
This Project is entirely within the Sacramento-Placerville Transportation Corridor Joint Powers Authority (SPTC JPA). Since El Dorado County is a m...
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