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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6780 for the rehabilitation of Atlantic Avenue between San Antonio Drive and 52nd Street; authorize City Manager to award and execute the contract with Sequel Contractors, Incorporated, in an estimated amount of $1,797,781, plus a 10 percent contingency amount of $179,778, if necessary, for a total of $1,977,559, and any amendments thereto except for an increase in the contract price; and
Increase appropriations by $1,721,871 in the Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund (SR 181) in the Department of Public Works (PW) for construction and construction inspection costs related to this project. Funding for this project is from a combination of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and the Redevelopment Agency. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), certain funds were set aside for the rehabilitation of roads. Projects to be done under this program had to be ready to go to construction immediately, listed as a federal aide urban route (FAU) by the Federal Highway Administration, and listed in the State's Transportation Improvement Program. Atlantic Avenue between San Antonio Drive and 52nd Street fell within this category and was approved for funding under this ARRA program.
The anticipated rehabilitation work on Atlantic Avenue will consist of replacing damaged curbs, gutters, and removing old asphalt and resurfacing the street with rubberized asphalt, and installing required accessibility improvements, new pavement markings, traffic striping, and vehicle loop detectors at signalized intersections. A vicinity map of the area is attached.
Additional work proposed and funded by the Redevelopment Agency, consisting of relandscaping of medians between Del Amo Boulevard and 52nd Street, has been included in the project in order to promote construction efficiency. The Redevelopment Agency Board approved the project on March 15...
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