West Grand
Avenue
Streetscape 4th-8th
Contract Award
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Erin Wiggin, CIP Manager
Steve Kahn, Interim Public
Works Director/City
Engineer
West Grand Avenue Streetscape
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Background
• Improvement to West Grand Avenue is a Major City Goal under “Economic Development and Community Promotion”
• The West Grand Avenue Master Plan adopted in 2011 was used as a guide for the design.
• Previous enhancements to West Grand Ave. include:
• Highway 1 to the beachfront area
• 2nd to 4th Street
• 8th to 11th Street
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Project Scope
West Grand Ave. Streetscape 4th to 8th
• Storm Drain Installation
• Landscaped Center Medians
• Curb ramps, bulb outs and decorative crosswalks at select locations
• Sidewalk improvements
• Street trees
• Streetlights
• Pavement Rehabilitation
• Bike lanes
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West Grand Avenue Improvements
Goals
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• Goal is to create a sense of place for residents to live, shop and stay local
• Emerging hub for housing and commercial development; over 120 new housing units
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West Grand Avenue Streetscape
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• Council reviewed the design in December 2022 and
June 2023; advertised bid in August
• Received one bid that was significantly over budget
• Construction costs had increased significantly beyond the initial engineer’s estimate
• Council approved rejecting the bid at the October 10th meeting and directed staff to review the scope of work
and seek additional funding
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• Staff worked with SLOCOG for additional funding;
SLOCOG awarded an additional $1.6M
• Council allocated the City’s LTF balance of $1,860,000 • City conducted second solicitation for construction bids • Received three bids; low bidder is Papich Construction Company with a bid of $6,370,035.96
• Construction is anticipated from April-December
• Staff will communicate with businesses and residents
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• Summary and Fiscal Impact
• Construction cost including contingency is $7M
• $3.4M funded by SLOCOG
• Remainder is funded with City funds: LTF, Gas Tax, SB-1, General Fund and other sources.
• Staff is recommending award for construction to Papich for $6,370,035.96; authorize the City Manager to sign and affirm change orders up to an aggregate of $630,000.
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