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FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: November 4, 1997
SUBJECT: DECLARE INTENT TO PURCHASE SURPLUS BAILEY BRIDGE COMPONENTS FROM
SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
DECLARE the intent to purchase surplus Bailey Bridge components from Santa Clara County for
an amount not to exceed $20,000. .
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute the necessary purchasing agreement with
Santa Clara County and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to prepare a warrant in the amount
of$20,000 to Santa Clara County when requested by the Public Works Director
II. Financial lmpact:
No impact to General Funds
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON //- O - 1197 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER_
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Orig.Div: Public Works(ADMINISTRATION)
Contact: Maurice Shiu(313-2251
cc: CAO
Auditor Controller
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Transportation Engineering
Declare Intent to Purchase Surplus Bailey Bridge Components from Santa Clara County.
November 4, 1997
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III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
On May 13, 1997, the Board of Supervisors referred the request to increase the appropriation for
the EI Toyonal Bridge replacement project to the Finance Committee. At a subsequent Finance
Committee meeting, the Public Works Director was directed to increase the appropriation by no
more than 5% and to continue to explore ways to accelerate the project from its recommended
construction date of spring 1999.
The Public Works Department has been working with the city of Orinda and has been in contact
with Santa Clara County on the possibility of purchasing surplus "Bailey bridge" components and
utilizing County maintenance crews to erect the bridge. Recently, the Public Works Department
determined that it can meet the budget requirement if Santa Clara County will sell the bridge
components to the County for $20,000 instead of the $56,000 price quote from other vendors.
The Public Works Director is very close to agreement with Santa Clara County. Since the Board
will not meet until December 2, and since the project is urgently needed to ensure access to 100
homes in the event that EI Nino would cause damages to the hill side in Orinda similar to that of
1982, the Public Works Director recommends that the Board authorize him to execute the
agreement as soon as it is ready so that construction work can begin as soon as possible.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Construction of bridge will be delayed.