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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STATEMENT
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SUBMITTED BY:
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE STAFF TO UNDERTAKE A
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT ON ALPINE-MINOT
STREET BETWEEN E STREET AND F STREET AND TRANSFER
$27,560 FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX
APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STL335,
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION FY 2007-08 TO CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STL329, PAVEMENT REHABILITATION
ON ALPINE-MINOT STREET BETWEEN E STREET AND F STREET.
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ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/CITY ENGINEER S /
DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES ;4.J+ ;j/
DIRECTOR OF PUBL~C :\O)S OPERATIONS
CITY MANAGER ~~
4/5THS VOTE: YES
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ITEM TITLE:
REVIEWED BY:
BACKGROUND
The City of Chula Vista has developed a comprehensive pavement management system that will guide
the City on its decisions in the future as to when and what pavement management treatment streets will
receive. This system analyzes the entire City's pavement inventory and, based upon the physical
condition of the streets, the pavement condition index and the funding available, lists will be developed
that will form the basis for the contracting of future pavement rehabilitation projects.
In 2005, the City received inquiries from residents of Alpine-Minot Street between E and F Streets. The
residents indicated that they believed that their street should be resurfaced and that improvements to the
sidewalks should be made. City staff undertook site meetings and inspections as well as met with
residents over the past two years. In addition, the City made significant repairs to sidewalk panels on the
street and resurfaced the street through a combination of Asphalt Rubber Aggregate Membrane (ARAM)
and a sand seal.
Residents have re-contacted the City indicating that additional pavement treatments are needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the
Californi~ Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project qualifies for a Class I
Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines
because the proposed project consists of minor alterations to an existing public facility involving no
expansion of the facility's current use. Thus, no further environmental review is necessary.
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RECOMMENDATION
Council not approve the resolution and that future pavement treatments on the street be undertaken within
the context of the City's comprehensive pavement management program.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
The City has received inquiries with respect to the pavement surface of Alpine-Minot Street between E
and F Streets. The City inspected the street as a result of these inquiries and has undertaken two surface
treatments on the street in the past year. The first treatment involved use of the ARAM product on the
portions of the street between E Street and the circle and between F Street and the circle. The circle
portion of the street received a sand seal application.
Both of these treatments served their purposes of providing a seal treatment to the street surface. In both
efforts, areas of greater degradation were "dug-out" as is typical of sealing projects. From an engineering
perspective, the treatments utilized on this street have been effective and served the purposes for which
they were intended.
While the discussions and actions discussed above were occurring, the City has been engaged in
developing a comprehensive pavement management system. The goal of such a system is to put in place
an objective, street condition driven methodology of developing a condition assessment of all City streets.
Then, based on those conditions and available funding, staff would develop the most cost efficient
pavement management strategy to preserve and improve the City's streets. The development of this
system was completed earlier this year and was presented to the City Council in a Workshop meeting on
April 5,2007.
At this workshop meeting the City Council approved the methodology recommended by staff to deliver
future pavement rehabilitation programs as part of this comprehensive system. Such a system, while
analyzing each and every street segment in the City, can only be effectively managed if streets and street
segments are allowed to fall where they do based on the rating criteria contained within the system. That
criteria takes into account citizen inquiries, traffic volumes, truck traffic loads and, most importantly,
visual inspection of the street. After all of these criteria are considered, a Pavement Condition Index
(PCl) is assigned. This is a value between 0 and 100 with 100 being the highest. The goal of the system
as staff presented it and, as Council approved, was to fmd ways to get the City's overall PCI average as
high as possible within current funding levels and to investigate additional funding sources that would
enable the City to maintain or even increase its average PCI over the long term.
Since the City is attempting to implement this system comprehensively, in order to receive the highest
overall PCI possible given funding levels, a variety of treatments would be applied to streets with varying
conditions. The treatments discussed above on Alpine-Minot were treatments that would be consistent
for a street in the condition Alpine-Minot was in (i.e. minor cracking, utility trenching and minor
oxidation). Therefore, it is staff s recommendation that this portion of Alpine-Minot continue to be
evaluated as part of the City's comprehensive pavement management system. The estimated costs to
undertake a Type II slurry on the street is $27,560. There are no dig-outs required as those were
completed with the previously completed ARAM and sand seal treatments. The cost estimate is included
as Attachment I. Photographs of the current condition of the street from a number of locations are
included as a packet labeled Attachment 2.
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There have been a number of memorandums and Council Information Items provided with respect to this
issue over the past two years. The most recent Council Information Item, dated January 19, 2007,
attempted to summarize the history of the matter. That document and its attachments are attached for
further information on this matter and labeled as Attachment 3.
DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site specific
and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of Regulations section l8704.2(a)(1) is not
applicable to this decision.
FISCAL IMPACT
Neither the approval or the rejection of this resolution will have any impact on the General Fund. The
cost of the project would be borne by the Transportation Sales Tax fund which funds the majority of the
City's pavement rehabilitation activities. A transfer of $27,560 from existing Capital Improvement
Project STL335, Pavement Rehabilitation FY 2007-08 to Capital Improvement Project STL329,
Pavement Rehabilitation on Alpine-Minot Street between E Street and F Street, will be necessary. This
transfer will reduce by $27,560 the amount the City has for its overall Pavement Rehabilitation Program.
ATTACHMENTS
I. Project Cost Estimate
2. Photos of Project Area
3. January 19,2007 Council Information Item and Attaclunents
Prepared by: Jack Griffin, Director of General Services, General Services Department
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT \ ENGINEERING DIVISION
COST ESTIMATE
PROJECT NUMBER:
PROJECT TITLE: ALPINE-MINOT (CIRCLE) DATE:
PREPARED BY:
CHECKED BY:
STL -340
JULY 24, 2007
MONEDA
No. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT UNIT i AMOUNT
PRICE
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1 TYPE II SLURRY 85000 SF $0.22 $18,700.00
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3 SOIL TESTING I LUMP $1,000.00 $1,000.00
. TRAFFIC CONTROL I LUMP $1,000.00 $1,000.00
5 STRIPING I LUMP $500.00 $500.00
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
17
18
19
20
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% SUBTOT AL: $ 21,200.
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$ 21,200.00 . $ 2,120.00
SUBTOTAL: rr-~:}3:E<L9]]
$ 21,200.00' $ 2,120.00
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SUBTOTAL: U__~440~lLqJ
$ 21,200.00 $ 2,120.00
I TOTAL: $ 27,560.00 I
CONTINGENCIES
STAFF COSTS (CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION)
STAFF COSTS (DESIGN)
10.0
NOTES:
08/0112007
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Attachment 2
Alpine-Minot Street Photographs
July 25, 2007
Alpine Looking North
Alpine Close-Up at 268
Alpine-Minot Street Photographs
July 25, 2007
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Alpine Looking Southwest
Alpine-Minot North to E Street
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Alpine- Minot Street Photographs
July 25, 2007
Minot Looking South
Alpine- Minot South to F Street
ATTACHMENT
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COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEM
January 19,2007
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City coun~
Jim Thomson, Interim City Manager .;1,.... . . d
Dana M. Smith, Assistant City Manage~
Jack GriffIn, Director of General Service$
VIA:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Council Referral #295 - Alpine Minot Street Work
Please find attached a memorandum from staff providing a detailed history of the above
referenced matter along with a number of supporting documents. Staffs recommendation is to
not conduct any further pavement treatments on Alpine Minot and follow the recommendations
forthcoming from the new pavement management system. This issue has consumed an
inordinate amount of staff time and resources and is illustrative of the larger problem of
pavement management and resource limitations.
The City's pavement (mostly streets) is its single largest capita! asset of all the City's
infrastructure facilities. As Councilrnembers are aware, staff and council offices receive many
requests for road repair work and other public works services - which are routinely forwarded to
the appropriate department. Staff has struggled over the past years to maintain our streets and
roads even as need exceeds resources. Chula Vista's public works staff is appropriately trying to
rehabilitate and preserve the most highly traveled roads first.
Staff also makes good faith attempts to respond to individual citizen requests, especially when
health and safety issues are identified. However, individual requests often test staff who try to
make decisions based on need and the fair distribution of scarce resources. This issue is
especially true of pavement rehabilitation - because everyone drives on the roads and views
service needs from their own particular perspective. In this instance, the general condition of the
Alpine Minot road is considered to be good and it received improved conditioning and cosmetic
benefit from the sand seal coat applied in December.
The sequence of events relating to Alpine Minot has been confusing and frustrating for the
citizens, our Councilrnembers, and staff. We appreciate how citizens must feel trying to navigate
the government bureacracy to "simply" have a road repaved. As you will see in the attached
description of work performed, however, road construction work is substantially more complex
than most people realize.
The frustration and effort associated with the request by residents of Alpine Minot for treatment
of their street provides a good example as to why the City needs to complete and implement its
comprehensive pavement management system that will provide to the public, the Council, and
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staff clear criteria to allow a ranking for road rehabilitation proj ects. For many years, the lack of
a data driven management system has hindered the City's programming of its limited funds for
street repair and rehabilitation. The effort to bring that new system to Council is nearing
completion. Every street in the City has been inspected, analyzed and rated. Staff is very close
to being able to present the system to Council. With the completion of the data gathering and
rating process, staff is also developing a number of funding options for Council to consider.
The importance of this system cannot be overstated. Properly implemented, it will provide an
objective and engineering focused methodology to plan, in a multi-year fashion, the City's
pavement management activities.
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MEMORANDUM
January 19, 2007
TO:
Jim Thomson, Interim City Manager J
Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager~
Jack Griffin, Director of General ServicesjIt
VIA:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Council Referral #295 - Alpine Minot Street Work
Please find below a summary of the events related to this project. For ease of understanding, we
have broken it into pre-contract and post-contract phases:
PRE-CONTRACT PHASE
· January 12,2006 - Staff provided a Council Information Item (copy attached)
which indicates that the entrance portions of the street will be included in the next
Asphalt Rubber Aggregate Membrane (ARAM) project. With respect to the
circle part of the street, staff stated that it was in good condition and that the street
would be analyzed in conjunction with the rest of the City's streets in the new
pavement management system.
· February 14, 2006 - General Services staff notifies the City Manager's office
(memo attached) that it was "staffs intent to bring forward the next group of
pavement rehabilitation projects, including a seal coat contract, in approximately
six to eight months". This timeframe coincided with the estimates at that time as
to when the City's pavement management system would be completed. The City
Manager forwarded the memo to "Steve/John", presumably Mayor Padilla and
Councilmember McCann with a handwritten note that said, "Alpine will be seal
coated within 6 - 8 months".
· Spring of 2006 (date uncertain), a meeting was held and attended by
Councilmember McCann, Councilmember Chavez, Zaneta Encarnacion, Dave
Rowlands, Dave Byers, myself, Mary Bixby (resident) and Gary Stenson
(resident). Mrs. Bixby was quite clear at the meeting that she did not wish to
address nor hear from staff and was only interested in what the Councilmembers
had to say. Despite this, staff was able to indicate with accuracy the timeframe of
the ARAM work and the sidewalk work that was planned. We were clear that we
were not as certain on any other work as we were working toward completing the
pavement management system and we hoped to have that completed in the late
summer/early fall. Mrs. Bixby repeatedly said that the work (she meant the actual
slurry seal) would be done by summer and I personally attempted to clarify that
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we were hoping to generate the next list of projects in the late summer/early fall
timeframe.
· Subsequent to this meeting, there was a meeting on a Saturday on the street with a
number of residents. Public Works Operations Director Dave Byers attended this
meeting.
· In May of2006, the entrance portions of the street were resurfaced with the
ARAM product.
· During the course of the summer we continued to work on the pavement
management system.
· On August 3,2006 General Services was directed by the City Manager's office to
move forward on an individual contract for a slurry seal project on Alpine-Minot.
· Staff infol1jlled the City Manager's office that it was likely that we will pay a
significantly higher amount to do this single street as opposed to including it in a
much larger list of streets.
· On August 15, 2006, General Services informed the City Manager's Office
(memo attached) that prices had been solicited from qualified contractors and the
low bid was in the amount of $83,050. Staff estimated the cost of the project at
$46,700. Staff found that the price for dig-outs made up 96% of the difference
and this was directly attributable to the fact that we were doing only one street.
Due to the price exceeding $50,000, under the City Charter, the project would
need to be formally bid and staff sought guidance as to whether to undertake that
bidding process.
. On August 30, 2006, staff provided a detailed list of options to the City
Manager's Office (memo attached) for resurfacing the street. We were tasked
with developing an option that could be done quickly and at a lower cost than the
bids received on August 14,2006. Each option was analyzed. Staff provided a
recommendation, based purely from an engineering perspective, that no work be
carried out on the street at this time. If it was determined that work should
progress, a sand seal coat should be undertaken. It was expected that this sort of
work could be completed under $25,000 and could be completed in the fall.
. September 7,2006 - Staff was directed to proceed with the sand seal project.
POST-CONTRACT PHASE
· September 15,2006 - Staff advertised the contract to perform the sand seal of the
Alpine - Minot Circle (This contract did not include the portions from E Street to
the circle and from F Street to the circle as these segments were resurfaced as part
of the citywide ARAM rubberized treatment program in the spring of2006).
. September 22, 2006 - Bids were opened, Ramona Grading and Paving was the
apparent low bidder
. Late September, 2006 - Over the course of several days, Public Works Operations
crews performed digout and patching operations in advance of the contractor's
work.
. October 10, 2006 - The pre-construction meeting was held.
· October 31, 2006 - City executed the contract for the sand seal.
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· November 6, 2006 - Contractor performs work that is unfortunately not in
compliance with the specifications called out in the bid documents.
· November 8, 2006 - Contractor does clean-up and sweeps project area. City
informs contractor that the work was not in compliance with the project
requirements.
· November 9, 2006 - The oil supplier confirmed that a faster setting "SS-ih"
asphalt emulsion was used instead of a heavier and slower-setting asphalt
emulsion that is typically used in sand seal projects. The faster setting emulsion
"broke" too soon and the sand that was placed on it did not "stick" as the City
desired. City faxed and mailed a letter of rejection to the contractor.
· December II, 2006 - New material submittals are made by the contractor and
approved by the City. Contractor directed to attempt the work on December IS,
2006 which looked like a good weather window.
· December 12, 2006 - Contractor notifies the City that a required piece of
equipment will not be available by December 15th.
· December 13, 2006 - City discusses the matter with contractor and targets
December 20, 2006 for the work.
· December IS, 2006 - Contractor informs the City that its subcontractor is
withdrawing from the project citing past bad experiences on similar work.
· December 21, 2006 - The City sends a letter to the contractor stating that the
work would be rescheduled for a later date when weather conditions are more
favorable and instructs the contractor to restore all pavement markings.
· January 2, 2007 - City requests confirmation of the contractors receipt of the
December 21, 2006 letter.
This brings us to the present as it relates to the contract. Staff from the General Services
Department and Public Works Operations Department have discussed the situation and our
engineering recommendations with respect to moving forward from this point are below.
Although the contractor did not meet the precise requirements of the contract specifications, the
work completed will perform as intended. Furthermore, the City will withold payment for the
full value of the contract due to this non-compliance. Having the contractor go back and redo
the work now would actually have negative impacts on the street by placing another oil-based
seal on the new oil-based seal. Furthermore, having the contractor wait several months (until
spring or early summer) and performing another seal will provide no engineering benefits to the
street and will not materially alter the appearance of the street surface. For these reasons, staff
recommends terminating the contract at this point in time.
During the course of these events, the effort to complete the physical evaluation and rating of
every street in the City was completed. With respect to the circle portion of Alpine-Minot
between E Street and F Street, the street rating was 80. The overall average rating of streets in
the City is 79 and the overall average for northwest Chula Vista is 76. Given the rating of this
particular street, it is unlikely that, based on funding levels for pavement rehabilitation in recent
years, that this street would have been a candidate for any resurfacing or rehabilitative work for
several years. The ratings are based on a 100 point scale and streets are considered to be in good
condition with ratings of over 70. It should not be construed that only streets with rankings
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below 70 should receive attention. In point offact, streets in the 70s are candidates for pavement
rehabilitation strategies to avoid having them fall into lower categories that are far more
expensive to rehabilitate.
Lastly, our recommendation with respect to future pavement treatments would be to update the
pavement management system with the work that was undertaken and analyze any future
pavement recommendations within the context of the citywide pavement management system.
cc: Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager
Dave Byers, Director of Public Works Operations
Scott Tulloch, Director of Engineering
Matt Little, Deputy Director of General Services
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COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL ITEM
January 12, 2006
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
VIA: Dave Ro;""'lands, City Manager f ~ V f
FROM: Alex Al-Agha, Director of Engineering
Jack Griffin, Director of General Services
SUBJECT: Alpine - Minot Street
At the Nov=ber 1, 2005 City Council meeting, Mayor Padilla requested a report within sixty days
. with respect to utility undergrounding and street conditions on Alpine - Minot Street, including
possible options for moving forward on improvement projects for the street. Further, the Mayor
indicated that in prioritizing projects, staff should take into consideration those efforts made by
neighbors to take the initiative on their projects.
Parts ofthis referral were responded to in separate components, as described below, resulting in
some confusion regarding whether this referral had already been completed. This report is intended
to provide a more direct response to the Council referral.
Utility Undererounding
On Nov=ber 22, 2005 the Engineering Department brought forward a report to Council regarding
the history, progress on proj ects given the last priority list and potential next steps for the City's
Utility Undergrounding Program. That report indicated the following:
The most significant upcoming undergrounding project involves the Bayfront and is anticipated to
begin this year. Other priority undergrounding projects as currently scheduled are summarized
below.
Fourth Avenue from L Street to Oran e Avenue
L Street from Monserate Avenue to Nacion Avenue
includes Nolan Way
L Street from Broadwa to Third Avenue
J Street from Broadwa to Hillto Drive
J Street from Hillto Drive to Lori Lane
Total Estimated Cost (2005 Dollars)
2013
2014
2015
$2,009,000
$2,038,259
$1,553,320
$10,221,579
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This list was created according to Council approved criteria which includes such things as traffic
volume, visibility (entrance to the City), aesthetic benefits, relationship to other undergrounding
efforts, other associated construction scheduled, and property owner funding. It is also impacted by
the requirements related to Rule 20A of the Public Utilities ~ommission, as well as being dependent
on allocation of funding by SDG&E and the design and construction schedules of SDG&E.
The November 22nd report indicated that it does not appear that Alpine-Minot Streets would have a
high enough ranking based on the City's existing criteria and the Rule 20A regulations to qualify for
utility undergrounding. However, the report also. reco=ended that, given this neighborhood
request, continuing competing priorities and the fact that the proj ect priority list has not been
updated since 1998, staff return to Council in 2006 so that Council could have an opportunity to:
1. Consider the current big picture regarding rem .i"i" g overhead utilities;
2. Discuss funding options;
3. Revisit rating criteria in consideration of current council priorities; and
4. Create an updated citywide priority list for utility undergrounding proj ects.
It is anticipated that this topic will be scheduled for a Council Workshop at the end of March 2006.
Street Condition
With respect to existing street conditions, the following actions have occurred. On November 22,
2005, the City Council awarded a contract for a seal coat treatment to be utilized on various City
streets. This seal coat, Asphalt Rubber Aggregate Membrane (ARAM), will be undertaken on the
entrance portions of Alpine - Minot Street from F Street to the circle and from E Street to the circle.
Public Works staff has already performed the necessary dig-out and patching efforts on the entrance
portions. A pre-construction meeting will occur next week with work co=encing on the project
within two weeks of the meeting. The schedule and plan for the order iD. which the various streets
will receive the treatment will be provided at the pre-construction meeting or shortly thereafter.
There are a total of 21 streets or street segments that will be part of the ARAM proj ect.
Based on site assessments of the condition of the pavement on the circle portion of the street, staff
did not reco=end including that portion as the pavement is in fairly good condition. Alpine-
Minot, like all City streets will be reviewed as part of the inventory and ranking phases of the new
pavement manag=ent program, the contract for which Council approved on January 10, 2006.
Once the required baseline data is collected and processed through the management syst=, the
final analyses and reco=endations for future pav=ent rehabilitation proj ects will be presented to
Counci1.Those projects, as they have in the past, will likely range from slurry seal work, additional
ARAM, assuming the City is happy with the result of the impending project, and full pav=ent
overlay work.
Visual inspection indicates that Alpine - Minot is in fairly good condition, we would not expect it to
require full pavement overlay work in the near to medium future. Attached to this report are cost
estimates for both a slurry seal treatment as well as an ARAM treatment. Those estimates are based
on current unit prices.
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In addition to the ARAM treatment on the entrances, staff will be recOlrmlending including some
portions of the sidewalk in need of repair on Alpine ~ Minot in the upcoming annual sidewalk
rehabilitation proj ecL
We hope this memorandum is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact us if further information is
required.
cc: Dave Byers, Director of Public Works Operations
Alex Al-Agha, Director of Engineering
Jack Griffin, Director of General Services
Leah Browder, Assistant Director of Engineering
Matt Little, Deputy Director of General Services
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PUBLIC WORKS OEPARTMENT , ENGINEERING DIVISION
COST ESTIMAT~
PROJECT NUMBER:
PROJECT TITLE: ALPINE-MINOT (CIRCLE) DA TE:
PREPARED BY:
CHECKED BY:
STL-310
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
MONEDA
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DeSCRIPTION I QUANTITY UNIT I UNIT AMOUNT ,
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~ , TYPE II SLURRY 85000 SF $0.25 $21,25000 i
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! 2 ASPHAL T CONCRETE R5R (DIG-OUTS) 500 TONS $75.00 $37,500.00 i
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I 3 SOIL TESTING I LUMP $5,000.00 $2,000.00 !
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% SUB TOTAL: $ 60,750.00
CONTINGENCIES
10.01
$ 60.75000 I $
SUBTOTAL: 1$
$ 60,750.00 : $
SUBTOTAL: 1$
$ 60,750.00 i $
TOTAL: $
6,075.00
66,825.00 I
6,075.00
72,900.00 I
6,07500
78,975.00 I
STAFF COSTS (CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION)
%
100!
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STAFF COSTS (DESIGN)
10.01
NOTES:
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT \ ENGINEERING DIVISION
COST ESTIMATE'
PRO..!ECT NUMBER:
PROJECT TITLE: ALPINE-MINOT (CIRCLE) DATE:
PREPARED BY:
CHECKED BY:
STL-310
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
MONEOA
I No. i DeSCRIPTION QUANTITY I UNIT UNIT I AMOUNT I
I ! PRice
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11ARAM AGGREGATE MEMBRANE INTERLAYER 85000 SF $0.55 $46,750 00
21ASPHAL T CONCRETE R8.R (DIG-OUTS) 500 TONS $ 75. 00 $37,500.00 .
3 SOIL TESTING I LUMP $5,000.00 $5,000.00
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% SUBTOTAL: $ 89250.00
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I TOTAL: $
8,925.00
98,175.00 I
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107,.100.00 I
8.525.00
116,025.00 I
CONTINGENCIES
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STAFF COSTS (CONSTRUCTION INspeCTION)
STAFF COSTS (Des I GN)
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General Services Department
Memorandum
DATE:
February 14, 2006
TO:
Dave Rowlands, City Manager
FROM:
Jack Griffin, Director (j~_
SUBJECT:
Schedule For Next Seal Coat Contract
Per your request, please be advised that it is staff's intent to bring forward the next group of
pavement rehabilitation projects, including a seal coat contract, in approximately six to eight
months', It is our understanding that it will be early fall of this year when the new pavement
management system will be completed and operational and at that point street priority lists will
be created,
Please let me know if you require any additional information
Cc: Matt Little, Deputy Director of General Services
Leah Browder, Interim Director of Engineering
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CHUlA VISTA
DATE:
August 4, 2006
TO:
Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager
FROM:
Jack Griffin, Director of General Services ~ ~ .
SUBJECT:
Alpine - Minot ResurfacinglStaffDelivery of Projects
In accordance with your email dated August 3, 2006, the General Services Department has
established a new capital improvement project, Alpine - Minot Resurfacing Between E and F
Streets (STL-329). The following is our anticipated schedule for the project:
August 9, 2006 - Advertise Project
August 24, 2006 - Receive Bids
September 19, 2006 - Recommend Award of Contract by Council (this is the first available
Council date)
October 2006 - Construction Start - Actual Date is dependent on the posting of necessary bonds
and insurance by the contractor. Construction duration should be no more than a few days at the
most.
I would also note that we are concerned that if we simply bid the job with the REAS slurry seal,
which has been our standard slurry seal treatment, that we may not get any bids as there are only
a few contractors who do that work and the quantity of material may not be worth it for them.
Weare therefore going to bid a less specialized slurry as the base bid with an additive alternative
for the preferred REAS slurry seal.
Please let me know if you require any additional information.
Cc: Dave Byers, Director of Public Works Operations
Leah Browder, Acting Director of Engineering
Matt Little, Deputy Director of General Services
JeffMoneda, Sr. Civil Engineer
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General Services Department
Memorandum
01Y Of
CHULA VISIA
DATE:
August 15, 2006
TO:
Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager
FROM:
Jack Griffin, Director of General Services
SUBJECT:
Alpine - Minot Resurfacing - Update
Following up on my memo of August 4,2006, please be advised of the following developments.
General Services solicited bids from four contractors for this project on August 9,2006. We
required informal bid proposals be submitted by August 14, 2006. The bids included the
following line items:
Type I REAS Slurry
R&R of AC Pavement (Dig-Outs)
Traffic Control
Stop Legend (thermoplastic)
Limit Line (thermoplastic)
Dip Legend (thermoplastic)
Type II REAS Slurry Additive Alternate.
As my memo of August 4th indicated, oUr typical slurry treatment is the Type II REAS slurry.
We 'were concerned given the small quantity of this job that we may not get bids for only the
Type II as it is more specialized.
We received one bid package back from the four solicited contractors. The amount of the bid
with the preferred Type II REAS slurry was $83,050. Use of the Type I REAS Slurry would
lower the costs by approximately $8,000. Our estimated cost of the job was $46,700. All of our
estimated costs were close to the bidded items with the exception of the Dig-Outs. The
difference in our estimate and the actual bids on that item was $35,100, which makes up over
96% of the difference. Our estimate was based on costs we had received for similar work in the
past and we believe the low quantity of material in combination with the quickly rising price of
asphalt is the reason for this discrepancy. We did not receive bids from the other three
contractors.
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Since the costs exceed the $50,000 limit on informal vs. formal bids, in order to move forward
we would need to prepare a formalized bid package. This cost of $83,050 does not include staff
time, which now will escalate due to the need to proceed with a formal bid package.
Please advise as to whether you want us to move forward with a formal bid process. It is unclear
whether we will be able to make the September 19, 2006 City Council meeting for a contract
award at this point but will do our best to do so.
Cc: . Dave Byers, Director of Public Works Operations
Leah Browder, Acting Director of Engineering
Matt Little, Deputy Director of General Services
JeffMoneda, Sr. Civil Engineer
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CITY OF
CHULA VlsrA
MEMORANDUM
August 15,2006
File: STL-329
TO: Jack Griffin, Director of General Services
FROM: JeffMoneda, Senior Civil Engineer, Project Design ~ .
SUBJECT: INFORMAL BID UPDATE, ALPINE-MINOT CIRCLE PAVEMENT
REHABILITATION (STL-329)
On August 9, 2006, the City of Chula Vista solicited bids from four contractors for the Alpine-
Minot Circle Pavement Rehabilitation project (STL-329). Work for this project includes the
following: Asphalt Concrete removal and replacement, placement of Type II REAS Slurry Seal,
and the placement of thermoplastic pavement markings.
We received only one bid package on the due date of August 14, 2006. The following are the
bid results as compared to the Engineer's Estimated Costs for the project.
Item Quantitv Unit Price Bid Amount En"ineer's Estimated Cost
Tvne II REAS Slurrv 80,000 sf $0.35 $28,000.00 $24,000.00
R & R of AC Pavement 130 tons $400.00 $52,000.00 $16,900.00
Traffic Control I Lume Sum $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $5,000.00
Stop Legend 2 each $750.00 $1,500.00 $300.00
(Thermo elastic)
Limit Line 40 If $10.00 $400.00 $400.00
(Thermoe!ast!c)
Dip Legend .
(Thermonla.tic) 2 each $75.00 $150.00 $100.00
Totals . . $83,050.00 $46,700.00
Per the requirements of the City Charter, projects greater than $50,000 in contract cost must be
advertised through the formal bidding process. City staff is currently working on the formal
contract and will readvertise the project by August 18, 2006.
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General Services Department
Memorandum
CITY OF
CHUIA VISlA
DATE:
August 30, 2006
TO:
Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager
FROM:
Jack Griffin, Director of General Services
Dave By~s, Director of Public Works Operations
Leah Browder! Acting Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
Alpine - Minot Resurfacing - Scenarios
In accordance with your direction of August 30, 2006, please find below three basic scenarios for
moving forward on resurfacing Alpine-Minot Street between E and F Street.
Prior to getting into the scenarios, it should be noted that based on visual inspection and
comparison to other streets in the neighborhood and throughout the City, the street does not
appear in need of a resurfacing treatment at this time. Circumstances which mitigate that strictly
objective engineering view include the significant number of sewer laterals that have been cut in
the street in recent months/years, significant neighborhood pressure to resurface the street and
the City's verbal commitment to resurface the street.
Scenario I: Undertake the resurfacing of the street as a stand-alone project. In both of the
following two options, the ability of the City doing the work is temperature dependent; therefore
the sooner we move forward, the less chance of having weather related delays.
lA. Utilize the City's typical REAS Type I or Type II Slurry material
Pros: 1. Is consistent with slurry seal treatment City is utilizing on streets that
require treatment but do not rise to the level of needing an ARAM or
pavement overlay treatment.
Cons: 1. Cost of work is estimated at approximately $80,000. This amount requires
formal bidding based on City regulations. The timefrarne for such a
process would be:
a. Advertise for bids on September 5, 2006
b. Allow minimum of two weeks for bids to be submitted
c. Open bids on September 19, 2006
d. Assuming proper bids are received, bring a contract
forward to Council on September 26, 2006
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e. Ass=ing proper bonding and insurance is put in place by
successful bidder, issue a notice to proceed during the first
week of October with completion specified within two
weeks. (All of these abbreviated timeframes will need to
be included in the bid documents which could result in
higher bids or fewer bidders based on their existing work).
2. The cost of the work for this street will be higher than ifit were included
in a larger project as we typically do. The informal bids that we solicited
showed significantly higher costs for dig-outs than we typically see. This
is most likely due to the small quantity of actual dig-outs that need to be
done on this lone street. The mobilization costs for bringing equipment
and material to this street are not spread over a larger group of streets.
IE. Undertake a less structurally significant seal coat treatment (Sand Seal Coat)
Pros: 1. Given the relatively good condition of the street, a less structurally
significant seal coat treatment would tend to rejuvenate the pavement
surface and provide a uniform color appearance.
2. The cost for such a treatment would be significantly less and this type of
treatment will be added to the menu of pavement management options
with implementation of the new system, particularly on newer streets.
3. Ass=ing that City crews could perform the dig-out work, the cost to an
outside contractor would likely be less than $25,000, thus eliminating the
need to go through the time consuming elements of a formal bid process.
If the price is less than $25,000, the City Manager is authorized to award
such work. It would be expected that the work could be completed by
September/October.
Cons: 1. This type of treatment adds no structural integrity to the street and will not
significantly affect the long t= treatment needs of the street.
2. While improving the appearance of the street, it will not make significant
improvements in the actual driving surface.
3. These types of treatments are typically utilized on newer streets
(approximately 5 years old) as a way to preserve and extend the life of a
recently constructed/paved street. Its use and effectiveness on an older
street that has not been repaved for quite a few years is questionable.
4. The use of this strategy will likely be noticed by residents both initially
and over time as the seal coat wears down more quickly than with a
typical REAS slurry treatment. We would expect this type of treatment to
be useful for a two-year period.
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5. City crews will be redirected from ongoing work requests. This would
add to the list of backlog that the Public Works Operations Department
has with respect to street repairs and improvements.
Scenario 2: Include the street in a larger list ofREAS slurry seal streets. Like Scenario 1, this
scenario is also temperature dependent.
Pros: 1. Including the street on a larger list (say $1,000,000 worth of work) will
result in a lower cost for the street due to its inclusion in a much larger
proj ect.
Cons: 1. The development ofa larger project will require additional time. We
would estimate a project schedule as follows:
a. Creation of a list of streets to undertake by September 8th.
b. Field verify all of the dig-out quantities which will likely
take four weeks from list creation (complete in early
October)
c. Advertise for bids in the first three weeks of October.
d. Assuming proper bids are received, bring a contract to
Council in early to mid November.
e. Assuming proper bonding and insurance are put in place,
issue a notice to proceed in mid to late November. In order
to insure that Alpine-Minot is completed as early as
possible, we would stipulate in the bid and contract
documents that it be completed first in an attempt to avoid
any weather issues. (Including this in the bid documents
could result in higher bids due to altering the most efficient
order of work planned by the contractor).
2. Given the timeframe for bidding this work, we could run into weather
related issues (both rain and temperature).
3. This list would be generated not very far in advance of the finalization and
presentation of the City's new pavement management system. It is quite
possible that streets on this list would not be included on a list based on
the final results of the pavement management system.
Scenario 3: Wait until the pavement management system is complete and approved by the
City Council
Pros: 1. By waiting until the system is approved and operational, the City, for the
first time, will have a comprehensive, purely engineering/technical
foundation on which to move forward with pavement rehabilitation
strategies and reco=endations.
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Cons: 1. Given the sweeping nature of this project and the need to develop funding
strategies as well as just identifying lists of streets to be done, it is not
likely that the system could be presented to C01,lnci1 until late September at
best and more likely late October. The technical information will likely be
available by late September, however, the significant fiscal issues will
likely require additional time to be addressed.
2. It seems quite likely that Alpine-Minot would not be particularly high up
on the priority list for any pavement rehabilitation strategies in the near
future, certainly not this year.
Reco=endation: From a purely objective/engineering viewpoint, we would reco=end that
the City not embark on any pavement rehabilitation efforts until after the
pavement management system has been completed and approved.
However, we do recognize that certain commitments have been made and
that for non-engineering reasons it may make sense to proceed forward on
Alpine-Minot. In light of that we would reco=end Scenario lB as the
way to go in this case despite the diversion from typical City practices.
We think in this limited case, despite the age of the street, the seal coat
treatment will provide some limited benefits to the pavement surface and
will improve the aesthetics of the street surface.
Lastly, you requested that we provided information on street rehabiliation work that has been
undertaken in recent years as well as the value of work expected in the current CIP budget. On
May 23,2006, I wrote a memo to Zaneta Encarnacion, Constituent Services Manager and
described the level of effort since 2002. I've attached a copy of that memorandum, but its worth
pointing out that out of the $12.2 million of rehabilitation related street improvements since
2002, that $10.1 million has occurred in western Chula Vista
Within the current CIP program, we have $4.6 million of funds already appropriated for
pavement rehabilitation and will also be seeking appropriation of additional AB2829 funds for
both pavement and drainage improvements within existing streets later this year,
Cc: Matt Little, Deputy Director of General Services
Rick Hopkins, Assistant Director of Public Works Operations
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL OFFICE STAFF INFORMATIONAL ITEM
,
May 23, 2006
TO: Zaneta Encarnacion, Constituent Services Manager
VIA:
FROM: Jack Griffin, Director of General Services
SUBJECT: Constituent Case No. 00942M: Streets
In response to your email dated May 22, 2006 regarding the above referenced Constituent Case,
please find answers to the questions that you asked:
1) Question - Amount of money spent on street improvements since 2002?
Answer - The City has spent a $12,200,809.85 on street improvements since 2002. This
amount only pertains to work that the City has contracted out and does not include the
amount of money the City has spent on the maintenance of streets and does not include
sidewalk rehabilitation projects nor does it include any funds spent by private interests
such as developers and builders.
2) Question - How many miles re-pavement since 2002?
Answer - We do not look at miles as a significant measurement. We monitor the
amount of work by square feet and the amount was 15,004,825 square feet.
3) Question - Breakdown of street repairs between east and west?
Answer - The amount of square footage is broken down as follows:
East (east ofI-805) - 9,382,362.50 square feet
West (west ofI-805) - 5,622,462.50 square feet
The cost breakdown is as follows:
East (east ofI-805) - $2,147,794.30
West (west ofI-805) - $10,053,015.55
As I indicated in my email dated May 22, 2006, the quantity of pavement surface is an
apples to oranges comparison with the cost. The western portion of the City has
received 82% of the City's pavement investment from a cost perspective. Again, this
only includes work the City has contracted for and does not include day-to-day
maintenance activities
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4) Question - Are there any projects planned around Hilltop Drive, L Street, Naples or
Telegraph Canyon Road? '
Answer - All of these are fairly long streets, so it would be helpful to know if there
were specific segments in mind. There is a project planned for L Street between
Monserate and Nacion as part of a utility under-grounding project. With respect to
future pavement rehabilitation projects, we hope to have our comprehensive pavement
manag=ent system completed this summer. Once complete, it will be utilized by staff
to prioritize our pavement needs and enable staff to make funding reco=endations to
City Council based on objective data.
I hope that this memorandum provides the information you requested.
Cc: Dave Rowlands, City Manager
Tom Oriola, Chief of Staff
Dana Smith, Assistant City Manager
Leah Browder, Acting Director of Engineering
Dave Byers, Director of Public Works Operations
Matt Little, Deputy Director of General ServiceslInterim City Engineer
JeffMoneda, Sr. Civil Engineer
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Pavement Rehabilitation
FY 2002/2003 through FY 2005/06
Eastern Chula Vista
Fiscal Year Project Number Type of Pavement Area of Pavement
Treatment Rehabilitated (sq. ft.)
.....
2002103 STL 284 Flex Seal 2,500,000.00
2002103 STL 277 Chi Seal 1,522,362.00
2003/04 STL 300 Flex Seal 360,000.00
2005/06 STL 310 Flex Seal 5,000,000.00
Cost
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$285,770
$374,408
$114,566
$1,373,050
Totals
9,382,362.00
$2,147,794
Western Chula Vista
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1,522,362.00
1,261,100.00
77,000.00
2003/04 STL 293 Overla 1,600,000.00 $2,053,404
2003/04 STL 293 Overlay 90,000.00 $134,900
2004/05 STL 287 Reconstruction 24,000.00 $464,910
2004/05 STL 313 Overla 538,000.00 $1,196,225
2005/06 STL 301 Reconstruction 45,000.00 $666,910
2005/06 STL 302 Reconstruction 45,000.00 $574,434
2005/06 STL 310 ARAM 420,000.00 $519,452
Totals 5,622,462.00 $10,053,015
Percentage Splits
Location
Pecent ofT otal
Percent of Total
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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA DIRECTING THE STAFF TO UNDERTAKE A
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT ON ALPINE-
MINOT STREET BETWEEN E STREET AND F STREET AND
TRANSFER $27,560 FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SALES
TAX APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT STL335, PAVEMENT REHABILITATION FY 2007-
08 TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT STL329,
PAVEMENT REHABILITATION ON ALPINE-MINOT
STREET BETWEEN E STREET AND F STREET
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has developed a comprehensive pavement
management system that will guide the City on its decisions in the future as to when and what
pavement management treatment streets will receive; and
WHEREAS, this system analyzes the entire City's pavement inventory and, based upon
the physical condition of the streets, the pavement condition index and the funding available,
lists will be developed that will form the basis for the contracting of future pavement
rehabilitation projects; and
WHEREAS, the residents on Alpine Minot indicated they believed their street should be
resurfaced and that improvements to the sidewalks should be made; and
WHEREAS, City staff undertook site meetings, site inspections and met with residents
over the past two years whereby the City made significant repairs to sidewalk panels on the street
and resurfaced the street through a combination of Asphalt Rubber Aggregate Membrane
(ARAM) and a sand seal; and
WHEREAS, residents have re-contacted the City indicating that additional pavement
treatments are needed; and
WHEREAS, Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the
project qualifies for a Class I Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing
Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposed project consists of minor
alterations to an existing public facility involving no expansion of the facility's current use.
Thus, no further environmental review is necessary; and
WHEREAS, the treatments discussed above on Alpine-Minot were treatments that would
be consistent for a street in the condition Alpine-Minot was in (i.e. minor cracking, utility
trenching and minor oxidation); and
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WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found
no property holdings within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this
action; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the project would be borne by the Transportation Sales Tax fund
which funds the majority of the City's pavement rehabilitation activities; and
WHEREAS, a transfer of $27,560 from existing Capital Improvement Project STL335,
Pavement Rehabilitation FY 2007-08 to Capital Improvement Project STL329, Pavement
Rehabilitation on Alpine-Minot Street between E Street and F Street, will be necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby direct staff to undertake a Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Alpine-Minot
Street between E Street and F Street and transfer $27,560 from the Transportation Sales Tax
appropriation of Capital Improvement Project STL335, Pavement Rehabilitation FY 2007-08 to
Capital Improvement Project STL329, Pavement Rehabilitation on Alpine-Minot Street between
E Street and F Street.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Jack Griffin
Director of General Services
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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