REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
MAGDALENO JIMENEZ, Project Manager
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Project (Bid File No. 3854) (Council District 2):
1. RESOLUTION - Adopting findings pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15091 and 15093 as required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15096 for the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Phase 4B Project
2. Award a Construction Contract in the amount of $7,085,420.50 to Yarbs Grading and Paving Inc, of Fowler, California, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council (1) adopt CEQA findings pursuant to Section 15096 and (2) award a construction contract to Yarbs Grading and Paving Inc, of Fowler, California in the amount of $7,085,420.50 as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Project and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno seeks to construct the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Project, which will include construction of Veterans Boulevard between Wathen Avenue and the Herndon Avenue and Polk Avenue intersection, and the realignment of eastbound Herndon Avenue near Veterans Boulevard. This construction contract is Phase 4B of the overall Veterans Boulevard Project and the fifth and final phase to move into construction. The construction phase of the Project is fully funded by a combination of local Measure C, state Local Partnership Program (LPP), and local Developer Impact Fee funding.
BACKGROUND
Veterans Boulevard, originally referred to as the Herndon-Grantland Diagonal, was originally part of the 1984 Gen...
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