REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 6, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SCOTT SEHM, PE, Design Manager
Public Works Department, Design Services Section
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Street Lighting Improvements on Blackstone and Abby Avenues from Divisadero to Shields Avenues - Project Bid File No. 3583 (Council Districts 1, 3, and 7)
1. Adopt finding of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1 Section 15301(c) (existing facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines for the Street Lighting Improvements on Blackstone and Abby Avenues from Divisadero to Shields Avenues.
2. Award a construction contract to Sebastian of Fresno, California, in the amount of $1,103,000 for the Street Lighting Improvements on Blackstone and Abby Avenues from Divisadero to Shields Avenues.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a finding of Class 1 Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and award a construction contract in the amount of $1,103,000 to Sebastian of Fresno, California, as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Street Lighting Improvements on Blackstone and Abby Avenues from Divisadero to Shields Avenues and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign the contract on the City's behalf.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed street lighting improvements on Blackstone and Abby Avenues support the City's initiative to restore and revitalize the older neighborhoods of Fresno. The project will underground existing overhead City street light facilities along segments of the Blackstone Avenue and Abby Avenue corridors. Additionally, the project will install new street lights conforming to City standards and spacing requirements, as well as reconstruct effected curb ramps t...
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