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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008/09/09 Item 7 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT ~ CITY OF -~ (HULA VISTA ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: REVIEWED BY: .-,' 09/09/08, Item-,-- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2006 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION "GREENBOOK", 2006 REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT A.~1) THE 2006 OlliLA VISTA STANDARD SPECIAL PROVISIONS. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS0 DIRECTOR OF ENGINE, EUING/CITY ENGINEER CITY MANAGER U~\\\J ASSIST ANT CITY N~G R c;r' 4/STHS VOTE: YES 0 NO cg] SUMMARY In 2006, the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", conunonly known as the "Greenbook" was revised to reflect changes in teclmologies, specifications, and performance tests for the construction industry. Staff has revised the City Of Chula Vista Standard Special Provisions to reflect changes made in the 2006 Greenbook as well as to add specifications needed specifically for our City's constmction needs. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act CEQA and has determined that the activity is not a Project as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines therefore pursuant to Section 15060 c 3 of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA review. Although environmental review is not necessary at this time environmental review will be required prior to the approval individual projects. RECOMMENDATION Council adopt the resolution. BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Not applicable. 7-1 09/09/08, Item~ Page 2 of 3 DISCUSSION "Greenbook" and Regional Supplement Amendments Every three years, the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", also known as the "Greenbook", is revised by Public Works Standards, Inc., an organization comprised of public works and construction organizations. The Current "Greenbook", which was published in 2006, contains revisions that reflect changes in technology, specifications and performance tests used in the construction industry. The most recent edition adopted by the City is the 2000 edition. The City's Public Works and Engineering Departments decided not to adopt the 2003 Greenbook because of changes to that edition that was not consistent with the City's construction standards and public safety policies. At the same time the "Greenbook" is updated, the San Diego Regional Standards Committee, which is made up of local agencies and members of the construction industry, reviews the proposed "Greenbook" arid prepares Regional Supplement Amendments. The 2006 "Regional Supplement Amendments" to the "Greenbook" have been approved and adopted by the San Diego Regional Standards Committee. Chula Vista Standard Special Provisions It is also standard for the City to consider changes to the design and construction requirements pertaining solely to projects within the City of Chula Vista. The Chula Vista Standard Special Provisions (dated August 2008) have been revised to reflect grammatical changes needed to match the 2006 "Greenbook" as well as adding and/or modifying two sections pertaining to our City's specific needs. The two sections that were revised 'deal with; I) Steel Plate Bridging and, 2) Adjustment of Manhole Covers. A new section (7-10.3.2, Traffic Plate Bridging) was added for steel plate bridging of trenches located within the public right-of-way. Two methods were developed for covering open trenches in streets when a contractor, utility company or City crew is not able to complete the work and backfill the trench before the end of the working day. One method is for streets where posted speeds are 45 miles per hour or greater and the other is for speeds of 40 miles per hour or less. This new standard is more stringent than the one for steel plate bridging in the "Greenbook" and will provide for safer vehicular travel over the steel plates. Section 302-5.8, Manholes (and other structures), was amended to reflect better methods for adjusting manhole covers to finished grade during street paving operations. The draft Chula Vista Special Provisions was circulated to the Building Industry Association (BlA), major developers and private engineering firms in the area for informal review and comment. This was not a requirement for adopting new special provisions to the Greenbook, but staff believed that it was important to include the City's major stakeholders in the update ofthis document. No comments were received. 7-2 09/09/08, Item---'=L Page 3 of 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 18704.2( a)(1) is not applicable to this decision. FISCAL IMP ACT The adoption of these updated documents will have no fiscal impact other that the costs for purchasing and printing. These costs are included in the Public Works Department operating budget as a routine item. Prepared by: Silvester Evetovich, Principal Civil Engineer, Public Works Department H:\Agenda ftems\09-09-08 2006 GB Update.doc 7-3 Resolution 2008 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2006 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION ("GREENBOOK"), THE 2006 GREENBOOK REGIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND THE 2006 CHULA VISTA STANDARD SPEGAL PROVISIONS. WHEREAS, in 2006, the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" commonly known as the "Green book" and the Greenbook Regional Supplements were revised to reflect changes in technologies, specifications, and performance tests for the construction industry; and WHEREAS, Engineering and Public Works staff has also revised the City Of Chula Vista Standard Special Provisions. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt the following construction standards for the City Of Chula Vista: 1. Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction - 2006 Edition "Greenbook". 2. 2006 Regional Supplement Amendments to Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Greenbook Regional Supplements). 3. City OfChula Vista Standard Special Provisions - dated August 2008. Presented by Approved as to form by '.-!~a .~~ h'- Bart Miesfeld (' ' Interim City Attorney Jack Griffin Director of Public Works 7-4