Awarding the Contract for the Rocklin Road Bike/Pedestrian Road Realignment Project to Central Valley Engineering & Asphalt, Inc., and Approving a Notice of Exemption

Justin Nartker, Public Services Director

Keith Jukes, Associate Civil Engineer

A. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rocklin Approving a Notice of Exemption for the Rocklin Road Bike/Pedestrian Road Realignment Project.

B. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rocklin Awarding the contract for the Rocklin Road Bike/Pedestrian Road Realignment Project and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Central Valley Engineering & Asphalt, Inc.

The Rocklin Road Bike/Pedestrian Road Realignment Project is part of the Capital Improvement Plan and is included the FY 2019-2020 budget approved by Council on June 25, 2019.  This project consists of realigning the north side of Rocklin Road between the I-80 off ramp and Granite Drive.  The realignment will include realigning the roadway, installing a bike lane and connecting the existing sidewalk (Exhibit A).

The Rocklin Road Bike/Pedestrian Road Realignment was advertised on February 7, 2020, and February 14, 2020, with the bid opening on Monday, February 24, 2020. Four (4) bids were received from the following (Exhibit B):

·       Central Valley & Asphalt, Inc.                                    $203,527

·       B&M Builders, Inc.                                                       $205,383

·       Biondi Paving & Engineering                                      $221,349

·       Duraid Mohammed dba HA Construction                $225,087

Staff has reviewed the bids for sufficiency and determined Central Valley Engineering & Asphalt Inc. was the lowest responsible bidder. Staff recommends the City Council award the contract to Central Valley Engineering & Asphalt, Inc. and establish the City Manager’s change order authority at 15% of the contract ($30,529 rounded) for a total of $234,056.

The City of Rocklin’s Environmental Coordinator has reviewed the Rocklin Road Bike/Pedestrian Road Realignment Project and determined that it is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Code of Regulations Section 15303 & 15304 and has prepared a Notice of Exemption.

No additional fiscal impact has been identified as the amounts noted in this request are included in the original budget approved by Council.  The account is noted in the table below to demonstrate available funding.