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STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #600-35
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:July 16, 2013
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Joni Pattillo, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Acceptance of Work – Contract No. 12-11, Golden Gate Drive Streetscape
Enhancement Project
Prepared by Ananthan Kanagasundaram, Associate Civil Engineer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On September 18, 2012, the City Council approved an award of contract to Suarez & Munoz
Construction, Inc. for Contract No. 12-11, Golden Gate Drive Streetscape Enhancement Project.
The Contract was proposed to enhance Golden Gate Drive from Dublin Boulevard to the Dublin
BART Station in order to better facilitate pedestrian and bicycle traffic, improve traffic flow, and
implement features required in conjunction with the Essex development on Golden Gate Drive.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
For this project, the total approved budget allotment was $1,852,714 and the projected total cost
is estimated to be $1,992,242. The total project cost is estimated to be over the approved
budget by $139,528 due to an expanded project scope. The expanded scope includes $98,120
of added improvements for the Downtown TIF program and frontage improvements along
Golden Gate Drive on behalf of Essex. Staff anticipates a reimbursement from Essex that will
largely offset these additional costs.
To pay the additional costs, Staff recommends that $98,120 of Downtown TIF funds and
$41,408 of State Gas Tax funds be authorized. When received, the reimbursement from Essex
will be deposited in the State Gas Tax fund.
CONTRACT FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION
Project Approved Additional Projected Total
Budget Fund Allocation Cost
Golden Gate Drive Streetscape
Enhancement Project (960027) $1,852,714 $139,528 $1,992,242
ITEM NO. 4.7
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Accept the improvements under Contract No. 12-11,
Golden Gate Drive Streetscape Enhancement Project; 2) Approve the budget change
authorizing the use of Downtown TIF and State Gas Tax Funds for the Golden Gate Drive
Streetscape Enhancement Project, and 3) Authorize the release of retention after 35 days if
there are no subcontractor claims.
Submitted By Submitted By Reviewed By
Public Works Director Administrative Services Assistant City Manager
Director
DESCRIPTION:
In 2010 the City, in a joint effort with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), was awarded a
grant from the federal Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) program administered by
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The cooperative project was identified by
MTC as an important link between the West Dublin BART Station and the adjacent Downtown
Specific Plan area. The goal of the grant and the project is to enhance pedestrian, bicycle, and
public transit connections within the West Dublin BART Station and along the Golden Gate
Drive corridor. The BART portion of the project constructed an enhanced pedestrian plaza area,
landscaping, and numerous transit and bicycle facility improvements at the station.
The City portion, known as the Golden Gate Drive Streetscape Enhancement Project, improved
Golden Gate Drive from Dublin Boulevard to the traffic circle at the end of Golden Gate Drive.
Key features of the project include:
Removing existing 4’ wide sidewalk and installing new 10’ wide sidewalk and street
furniture in order to better facilitate pedestrian traffic from Dublin Blvd. to the Dublin
BART Station.
Installing textured and colored asphalt crosswalks to better facilitate pedestrian traffic.
Constructing a new median with landscaping and irrigation to improve aesthetics for the
public.
Installing new street lights and new pedestrian lights to provide improved lighting for
vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclist.
Building bulb outs at intersections and a roundabout at the Bart Station in order to better
facilitate and control vehicle traffic.
Installing highly visible, green bike lanes from Dublin Blvd to the BART Station to improve
bicycle transit.
Paving a 2” asphalt concrete overlay from Dublin Blvd. to the BART Station to provide a
smooth driving surface for the general public.
Staff has reviewed the work performed under this contract and has determined that the work is
satisfactory and complete.
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NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Copy of Staff Report sent to Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. and Alameda County
Transportation Commission.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Budget Change
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CITY OF DUBLIN
BUDGET CHANGE FORM FISCAL YEAR 2012/2013
CHANGE FORM #
_________________
New Appropriations:Budget Transfers:
(City Council Approval Required)
____X__ From Unappropriated Reserves _______ From Budgeted Contingent Reserve
(1001.1901.81101)
_______ Within Same Department Activity
__
_____From New Revenues _______ Between Departments
(City Council Approval Req’d)
_______ Other _____________________________________
DECREASE BUDGET ACCOUNT AMOUNT INCREASE BUDGET ACCOUNT AMOUNT
Downtown TIF: Improvements – Not
$63,280
Building
960027.9400.9401.4304
Downtown TIF: Construction Admin
$34,840
960027.9200.9204.4304
State Gas Tax: Contract Svcs –
Survey $41,408
960027.9200.9203.2201
Transfers In Transfers Out
Street CIP Downtown TIF
$98,120 $98,120
GL Account #: 3600.9601.49999 4304.9601.89101
Street CIP State Sales Tax
$41,408 $41,408
GL Account #: 3600.9601.49999 2201.9601.89101
REASON FOR BUDGET CHANGE ENTRY
: E
xpanded project scope which includes $98,120 of added
improvements for the Downtown TIF program and frontage improvements along Golden Gate Drive on
behalf of Essex. When the City receives the reimbursement from the Essex developer, the funds will be
deposited in the State Gas Tax fund
As Presented at the City Council Meeting on: Date:
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Posted By: Date:
_____ City Council Minutes Excerpt Attached Reviewed By: ____________________________
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