HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04051988 - S.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Contra
Costa
DATE: April 5, 1988 County
sueJECT: REVIEW OF CALTRANS PROCESS AND DELAYS IN STATE ROAD PROJECTS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the Transportation Committee
to review proposed legislation by Assemblyman Richard Katz and in
general the issue of state road projects and how projects can be
accomplished more efficiently and more rapidly.
Request that the Community Development Department
(Transportation Planning Division) and the Public Works Department
compile significant case examples of delays and problems with the
state bureaucracy as well as bring forth their recommendations on
additional legislation and suggestions that would help correct the
problems in the system. Further, request these two departments get
the input of City and County engineers and planners on this issue.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Repeatedly we have run into
situations where the county has acquired local funds for road projects
on state highways only to have an enormous amount of time elapses in
the development of those projects because of the intricacies of
working with Caltrans.
While Caltrans has ably assisted the county on some
projects, I have felt a sense of frustration on the ones where delays
should not have occurred.
I recently spoke with Assemblyman Richard Katz, CTC
Commissioner Joe Duffel and MTC Commissioner Steve Weir regarding the
need to streamline the Caltrans process and allow more competitive
bidding for work between Caltrans and private sector engineering and
development firms. I believe we can meet all the necessary safety
standards that the public expects and do the job of approving
engineering and construction projects much more rapidly at much less
cost.
As the President of the Central Coast Supervisors
Association, I initiated a conference and workshop on this matter two
years ago. The findings from all of the counties in our area were
similar in regards to the kind of frustration and problems of delay
that I am referring to.
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M382/7-83 BY _ DEPUTY
Caltrans and State Road Projects
April 5, 1988
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We should also examine how we might include guidelines in
the new 1/2-cent sales tax measure which would allow for and prescribe
a more competitive process for the engineering and implementation of
projects--such as a request for proposal process wherein Caltrans
would not be the only entity allowed to compete. Private sector
engineering firms, county and city organizations would also be allowed
to submit proposals that would be analyzed in terms of their
comprehensiveness, timeliness and economy.
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