DATE: November 13, 2018
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Interim Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Abatement and Deconstruction for Route 238 Bypass Property Project: Award of Construction Contract to Asbestos Management Group of CA, Inc.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts the attached resolution (Attachment II):
1. Awarding the contract to Asbestos Management Group of CA, Inc. in the amount of $906,250 and authorizing the expenditure of up to $1,405,000 for the total project, including contingencies;
2. Authorizing the City Manager to Approve Plans and Specifications and Call for Bids for future phases of Hazardous Material Testing Reports for the Route 238 Bypass Property Project; and
3. Authorizing appropriation of $1,405,000 from Fund 411 - Property Development Fund Balance to Fund 411-238 Property Development Program 6710.
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SUMMARY
Several buildings recently acquired by the City from the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) as part of the Route 238 Bypass Property project (Route 238) require hazardous materials testing and clean-up prior to deconstruction. EnviroNova, LLC., a hazardous materials and environmental consulting firm, provided hazardous material surveying, testing, and abatement plan reports for ten (10) properties acquired from Caltrans and one (1) additional City-owned downtown property in Phase 1 of the deconstruction project. The City continues to work with tenants who signed leases with Caltrans to find new housing and to vacate the remaining properties. Because these homes were recently vacated, staff added eight (8) more properties to the Phase 1 scope of work and expects reports for these added properties to be available during November 2018. Staff prepared construction contract documents using the available reports, issued a call for bids and now recommends Asbestos Management Group of CA, Inc., as the qualified selected contractor to pe...
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