Joint Special Council/BFPD
05/19/26 05:30 PM
Engineering
Christopher Heldreth
Budget
Doc ID: 6404
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR THE FY 25/26 STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On February 3, 2026, the City Council approved the award of bid for the FY25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project. Upon finalization of the financing provided through the issuance and sale of the Local Measure I Transportation Sales Tax Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2026, staff requests the City Council appropriate the necessary budget for the project, as listed in the "Recommended Action” section of the staff report.
DISCUSSION:
On November 18, 2025, the City Council authorized staff to solicit bids for the FY 25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project (“Project”) (Attachment A). Bids were solicited beginning on November 19, 2025 and opened on January 7, 2026. The Project consists of the following:
• Engineer’s Base Bid
o Grace Street (Between Barstow Road and Cul-De-Sac)
o Virginia Way (Barstow Road to Roberta Street)
o State Street (Knuckle to Cul-De-Sac)
o Armory Road (Muriel Drive to Montara Road)
o Roberta Street (Roberta Court to Carl’s Jr.)
o Seventh Avenue (Mountain View Street to East Main Street) o Mountain View Street (Barstow Road to Seventh Street) o Mountain View Street (Elm Street to East Main Street) • Rimrock Road (Barstow Road to H Street)
• Agarita Avenue (Cypress to End)
• West Section 7 (Phase 2)
• West Section 7 (Phase 3)
• West Section 7 (Phase 4)
On January 20, 2026, the City Council held a workshop to discuss the conditions of the City’s streets and roads as well as priority projects. The City Council considered Local Measure I Transportation Sales Tax financing options regarding implementation, structure, and potential impacts on future Measure I funds Joint Special Council/BFPD
05/19/26 05:30 PM
Engineering
Christopher Heldreth
Budget
Doc ID: 6404
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
available for maintenance. Ultimately, the City Council gave direction to staff to proceed with pursuing a financing secured by Local Measure I funds that would maximize proceeds for the FY25-26 Street Rehabilitation Project (“Project”) (Attachment B). Issuance and sale by the City of Barstow of its Local Measure I Transportation Sales Tax Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2026, have subsequently been issued and the City will receive proceeds in the amount of $12,249,093.
In addition to the funding available through the issuance and sale of the City’s Local Measure I Transportation Sales Tax Revenue Certificates of Participation, the City has also executed agreements with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) (Attachment C) and was awarded $4,314,274 of Measure I Major Local Highways Program (MHLP) for the street and public improvements along the southern portion of Rimrock Road, from H Street to Barstow Road. SBCTA awarded an additional $490,000 in Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program Funds (Attachment D) that are specifically designated for the construction of a Class IV bike lane on Rimrock Road, between H Street and Agarita Avenue. Lastly, as Rimrock Road is the border between the City and the County of San Bernardino, the County’s Department of Public Works entered into an agreement with the City of Barstow (Attachment E) to provide up to $1,500,000 for their proportionate share of costs to reconstruct the northerly side of Rimrock Road, between H Street and Agarita Avenue; thereby, bringing the total available funding for the FY 25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project to $18,553,367. All funding received from MHLP, TDA, and the County of San Bernardino’s Department of Public Works are on a reimbursable basis.
On February 3, 2026, the City Council awarded the FY 25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project to Sully Miller Contracting (Attachment F), approved an overall Project budget of $16,323,788, and approved a Task Order with Merrell Johnson Engineering for construction management, surveying, and inspection services in the amount of $1,598,920 for a cumulative project cost of $17,922,708, Upon finalization of the financing of the Local Measure I Transportation Sales Tax Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2026, staff is requesting that the City Council authorize the necessary appropriations, as listed in the “Recommended Action” section of the staff report in regard to the FY 25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City Council is requested to appropriate total available funding of $18,553,367 to the FY 25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project, as listed in the "Recommended Action" section of this staff report.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends the City Council appropriate $18,553,367 to the FY 25/26 Street Rehabilitation Project as shown below in the table below:
Funding Source Account Number Account Description Appropriation Street Financing 400.801.130.26.302 Base Bid $4,747,809 Street Financing 400.801.131.26.302 Alt. 1 - W. Sect. 7 (Phase 2) $2,849,316 Joint Special Council/BFPD
05/19/26 05:30 PM
Engineering
Christopher Heldreth
Budget
Doc ID: 6404
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Street Financing 400.801.132.26.302 Alt. 2 - W. Sect. 7 (Phase 3) $2,434,223 Street Financing 400.801.133.26.302 Alt. 3 - W. Sect. 7 (Phase 4) $2,217,745 County of San Bernardino 400.801.134.26.217 Rimrock Road (County Side) $1,500,000 Measure I MHLP (Regional) 400.801.134.26.709 Rimrock Road $2,345,761 Measure I MHLP (Regional) 400.801.135.26.709 Agarita Avenue $1,104,989 Measure I MHLP (Regional) 400.801.136.26.709 Rimrock Road (Bike Lane) $863,524 Transportation Dev. Act (TDA) 400.801.136.26.235 Rimrock Road (Bike Lane) $490,000 TOTAL APPROPRATION FOR FY 25/26 STREET REHABILIATION PROJECT $18,553,367