HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08092011 - C.36RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. APPROVE the bid documents, including the plans and specifications for the Iron Horse
Corridor Landscaping at Walden Green Phase II, between Mayhew Way and Coggins
Drive, Pleasant Hill, for the Department of Conservation and Development.
2. AUTHORIZE the General Services Deputy Director, or designee, to solicit bids to be
received on September 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. and to issue bid Addenda, as needed, for
clarification of the contract bid documents, provided the involved changes do not
significantly increase the cost estimate.
3. DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to publish Notices to Contractors in accordance with
Public Contract Code Section 22037, inviting bids for this project.
4. DIRECT the General Services Deputy Director, or designee, to mail notices to the
construction trade journals specified in Public Contract Code Section 22036 at least thirty
calendar days before the bid-opening date.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/09/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Rob Lim, (925)
313-7200
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 9, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: GSD Administration, GSD Accounting, GSD CPM Division Manager, GSD CPM Project Manager, GSD CPM Clerical, Auditor's Office, County
Counsel's Office, County Administrator's Office, County Administrator's Office
C.36
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Steve Silveira, Deputy General Services Director
Date:August 9, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve Bid Documents and Authorize Advertisement for Landscaping at Walden Green Phase II Project
Between Mayhew Way and Coggins Drive, Pleasant Hill
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Funds are involved. Funding is provided by the Redevelopment Agency and
County Park Dedication Fees.
BACKGROUND:
Plans and specifications for the project have been prepared for the General Services
Department by Philip Singer, Landscape Architect and filed with the Clerk of the Board by
the General Services Deputy Director. The construction cost estimate is $675,000 and the
general prevailing wage rates are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and will
be the minimum rates paid on this project.
The adoption of the Contra Costa Centre Area Specific Plan by the Board of Supervisors in
October 1998 provided for the conversion of the Iron Horse Corridor (the former Southern
Pacific right-of-way) to a landscaped linear greenway between Treat Boulevard and
Mayhew Road. Portions of this corridor are also reserved for future transit use, but are
allowed to be landscaped in the interim. The Iron Horse Trail is within the corridor.
In 2005, construction was completed on the first phase of the linear greenway ("Walden
Green Phase I"), between Treat Boulevard and Coggins Drive. The Walden Green Phase II
Project extends the linear greenway from Coggins Drive to Mayhew Way, a length of
approximately 1/4 mile. As with the Walden Green Phase I Project, Phase II has been
designed in conjunction with a community advisory committee that was authorized by the
Board of Supervisors on March 23, 2010. The design is consistent with the design
guidelines and requirements of the County's Iron Horse Corridor Management Program, the
licenses and easements for utilities within the corridor, and the County contract with the
State of California to preserve the corridor for future transit use. The Project involves
landscape and trail improvements, including the use of native and drought resistant plants.
On July 27, 2010 the Board approved proceeding with Phase II of the Walden Green
Project. On July 27, 2010, the Board also determined that the Project is Categorically
Exempt, per Section 15304(b) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without Walden Green Phase II, the linear greenway portion of the Contra Costa Centre
Area Specific Plan adopted by the Board will remain incomplete.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.