DATE: MAY 5, 2026
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
FROM: DAVID JACOBS, P.E., L.S., PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
BY: VICTOR SANCHEZ, ASSISTANT ENGINEER
ADRIANA ROBLES, PE, CFM, CITY ENGINEER
TITLE: ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2025 PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP 9981 FOR MAINTENANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a Resolution:
Accepting the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP No. 9981, for maintenance and responsibility; Approving reallocation of budget up to $69,352 from CIP 9081 to CIP 9981; and Approving reallocation of budget up to $62,200 from CIP 9163 to CIP 9981.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On June 17, 2025, City Council awarded the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP No. 9981 to Granite Construction Company (“Granite”) for a contract amount of $4,853,080 and approved a 20% contingency in the amount $967,766. Construction began on September 8, 2025, with 70 working days provided for project completion. Granite has completed the pavement improvements for nine road segments on time and under budget, including 16 contract change orders, for a grand total of $5,295,316. Substantial completion was issued on February 27, 2026. The construction methods and materials met the project specifications, and the Project has been deemed complete. Staff recommends acceptance of the Project for maintenance and responsibility. The requested reallocation of CIP projects is due to additional approved work incorporated into the project such as patch and repair, striping, and signage.
BACKGROUND:
The 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP 9981 (the “Project”) represents completion of the Year 1 streets identified in the 5-Year Street Pavement Preservation Street List approved by City Council on June 25, 2024, through Resolution No. 23031, and is a continuation of the City’s effort to rehabilitate streets. Following field inspections of the selected streets, staff identified a combination of treatments to apply to the roadways including crack treatment, patch and repair, aggregate base repair, pavement mill and fill, and rubberized asphalt overlay.
On June 17, 2025, pursuant to Resolution No. 23277, City Council awarded the Project to Granite Construction Company for the sum of $4,853,080.20 and approved a 20% contingency in the amount $967,766. The Project which included pavement digouts and aggregate base repair, crack treatment, hot mix asphalt (HMA) overlay, rubberized hot mix asphalt (RHMA) overlay, and installation of new signs and striping for nine roadway segments began on September 8, 2025, and was deemed substantially complete on February 27, 2026.
Year 1 streets included East and West Laurel Drive (from Constitution Boulevard to North Davis Road) and District 2 roadways (Wiren St, Sky Pl, Bardin Way, Bardin Cir, Green St, Acosta St, and Cortez St).
Exhibit A, attached to this report, provides a location map and Table No. 1, below, identifies the pavement treatments.
Table 1: Roadway Treatment Summary
STREET SEGMENT
BEGIN
END
TREATMENT
West Laurel Drive
N Davis Rd
N Main St
6" pavement digout and repair, 5.6" base repair, 4.4" pavement milling, 2.4" HMA overlay, 2" RHMA overlay, crack treatment, striping East Laurel Drive
N Main St
Natividad Rd
6" pavement digout and repair, 5.6" base repair, 4.4" pavement milling, 2.4" HMA overlay, 2" RHMA overlay, crack treatment, striping East Laurel Drive
Natividad Rd
Constitution Blvd
6" pavement digout and repair, crack treatment
Sky Place
Alma Ave
End
2" pavement milling, 2" HMA overlay
Acosta Street
Towt St
2nd Ave
2" pavement milling, 2" HMA overlay
Green Street
Garner Ave
Del Monte
2" pavement milling, 2" HMA overlay
Cortez Street
New Deal Ave
End
2" pavement milling, 2" HMA overlay
Bardin Way/ Bardin Circle
Williams Rd
End
2" pavement milling, 2" HMA overlay
Wiren Street
Williams Rd
End
2" pavement milling, 2" HMA overlay
Restriping
Typically, restriping was conducted under an on-call contract for Traffic Control Devices. On October 28, 2025, following an extensive review of pricing provided through bids for the on-call services for traffic control devices, the City Council rejected all bids given the significant increase in unit pricing (Resolution No. 23353). The restriping anticipated as part of the 2025 restriping efforts was then included as part of the Project and four roadway segments were restriped, E Bernal St, N Main St, Natividad Rd and E Alisal St/Skyway Blvd.
Measurable Outputs
Table 2 summarizes the Project’s measurable outputs.
Table 2: Project Output Summary
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
QUANTITY
UNIT
Crack Treatment
10 LLM
4" Pavement Removal
244,823
SF
2" Pavement Mill
436,867
SF
6” thick pavement digout and repair,
28,255
SF
5.6" thick aggregate base repair
154,536
SF
2" thick HMA
210,779
SF
2.4" thick HMA
274,652
SF
2" thick RHMA
440,924
SF
Striping
12 LLM
Contract Change Orders
A total of 17 change orders totaling $442,236.54 and 7 additional working days were issued for the Project. Table 3. provides a summary of the additional work required for the project, along with the associated costs.
Table 3: Change Order Summary
CCO NO.
DESCRIPTION
WORKING DAYS
AMOUNT
-
Base Bid No.1
50 $4,035,619.00
-
Add-Alt No.2
15 $748,211.20
-
Add-Alt No.4
5 $55,000.00
1 Additional CL monuments along W/E Laurel Dr
0 $4,500.00
2 Adjust unit rates for the change of AC
0 $27,874.00
3 Adjust PG&E gas valves
0 $10,500.00
4 Adjust existing electrical conduit at W Laurel
0 $26,180.00
5 Slurry cement backfill at W Laurel Dr (unsuitable soil) 0 $121,250.00
6 Install pavement stabilization fabric
0 $31,900.00
7 Adjust pavement removal cost for variations in pavement thickness 5 $13,998.53
8 Patch and repair at Las Casitas Dr and Rochex Dr
1 $62,200.00
9 Wedge grind and asphalt overlay at Green St (design change due to unsuitable soils) 1 $150,800.00
10 Adjust electrical conduit at Green St
0 $17,274.64
11 Additional striping at N Main St
0 $14,351.97
12 Restriping W/E Laurel Dr
0 $43,967.55
13 Adjust additional manholes, valves, and monuments
0 $9,000.00
14 Change pavement section
0 $35,554.28
15 Temporary opening of a manhole
0 $4,665.63
16 Repair residential roadways
0 $6,324.32
17 Balance change order to adjust contract cost
0 ($138,104.38)
PROJECT GRAND TOTAL
77 $5,295,316.74
Funding
Although the Project was completed below the allocated budget, multiple sources were required in order to fund the Project. On June 17, 2025, the City was awarded a $250,000 grant from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Cal Recycle), of which $168,840 were used to incorporate rubberized hot mix asphalt to the Project (Resolution No. 23206). These funds, combined SB1 and Measure X provided the funding for the Project.
Staff also looked to other resources to fund additional work incorporated into the Project as extra work, including Traffic Calming (CIP 9163) for patch and repair at Las Casitas Dr and Rochex Dr (CCO No. 8) and Striping and Signage funds (CIP 9081) for restriping at E Bernal St, N Main St, Natividad Rd and E Alisal St/Skyway Blvd (Bid Alt.4 and CCO No. 11). As such, staff is requesting a transfer from these funds 9163 and 9081 to reimburse the Pavement Improvements CIP 9981.
Project Closeout
The Project was deemed substantially complete on February 27, 2026. The construction methods and materials met the Project Specifications. Staff recommend acceptance of the Project for maintenance and responsibility.
Before and after photos of the Project are attached.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Categorically exempt. The City of Salinas has determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 15301(c), Class I) because the project proposes maintaining existing roadways, crosswalks, signage, and pavement striping.
Furthermore, the project does not qualify for any of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions found at CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 as all exceptions do not relate to the project scope of work for this project.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES:
No. This project was advertised and competitively bid.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
This item relates to the Council’s Goal of Infrastructure by improving the pavement condition of nine roadway segments; Economic Development by providing economic opportunities to local contractors; City Services by combining resources to provided improvements such as restriping and traffic calming requested by the community and Public Safety by restriping roadways to provide clear lane delineations and reducing the appearance of blight that may come from a severely damaged pavement.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
Public Works staff and Finance staff have worked together on the funding of the 2025 Pavement Improvement Project.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
Accepting the 2025 Pavement Improvements Project, CIP No. 9981 for maintenance and responsibility has no direct fiscal impact. The project was constructed within its allocated budget and contingencies.
Fund
General Ledger Number (Operating/CIP)
General Ledger Account Name
Remaining Budget Appropriation
Amount Requested
2511
50.9081-66.4000
Capital Outlay Improvements
$247,576.07
-$69,352
2511
50.9981-66.4000
Capital Outlay Improvements
$9,773,517.09
$69,352
2510
50.9163-66.4000
Capital Outlay Improvements
$483,583.74
-$62,200
2510
50.9981-66.4000
Capital Outlay Improvements
$9,773,517.09
$62,200
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Exhibit A Location Map
Before/After Photos
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