RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
CERTIFYING COMPLETION OF THE BASELINE CONSTRUCTION FOR
THE UNION CITY BOULEVARD BIKE LANES PROJECT, CITY
PROJECT NO. 17-29, TO MEET THE PROJECT FUNDING DEADLINE
AND RECEIVE FULL FUNDING REIMBURSEMENT AS REQUIRED IN
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT NO.
A17-0125 WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) administers funding programs and projects that benefit the Alameda County transportation system, consisting of 2000 Measure B, 2010 Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF), 2014 Measure BB, Congestion Management Agency-Transportation Improvement Plan (CMA-TIP), and Transportation Fund for Clean Air Programs (TFCA). Such funding is collectively defined as, and shall be referenced herein as, the “Alameda CTC Administered Funds”; and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2017, Union City received the executed Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125 with grant funding in the amount of $7,800,000 of 2014 Measure BB, CMA-TIP, TFCA and the required local match of $1,000,000 (Gas Tax) for Final Design, Right of Way and Construction Phases, totaling $8,800,000 for Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29; and WHEREAS, the executed Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A17- 0125, totaling $8,800,000, for the Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, included the project funding deadline of December 31, 2019; and WHEREAS, the executed Amendment No. 1 to Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125 for the Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, extended the project funding deadline date to December 31, 2020; and WHEREAS, the executed Amendment No. 2 to Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125 for the Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, extended the project funding deadline date to December 31, 2021; and WHEREAS, the executed Amendment No. 3 to Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125 for the Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, extended the project funding deadline date to December 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, on June 27, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6152-23, accepting $1,800,000 from the 2024 Comprehensive Investment Program (CIP) Grant Funds from the Alameda CTC for Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, increasing the revenue projections in the Capital Project Fund by $1,800,000, appropriating the $1,800,000 to Project No. 17-29, earmarking $450,000 of previously approved SB-1 Funds to meet the local match requirement, and authorizing the City Manager to sign the required grant funding agreements, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, in early 2024, Union City received the executed Amendment No. 4 to Resolution 2025-XXX
Certify Completion of Baseline Construction of UCB Bike Lanes, City Project No. 17-29
Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125 for the Union City Boulevard Bikes Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, totaling $9,600,000, and extended the project funding deadline date to December 31, 2025, which represents the final extension under the agreement; and
WHEREAS, the project is also funded with a combination of Gas Tax fund, SB1 Road Maintenance & Rehab funds, Measure B Streets & Roads funds, Measure B Bike & Pedestrian funds, Measure F funds, Measure BB Streets & Roads funds, Measure BB Bike & Pedestrian funds and Transportation Development Act (TDA), Article 3 funds; and WHEREAS, the proposed bike lane and roadway improvement project will complete over two- (2) miles of the bike lane gap with generous buffered Class II bikes lanes along Union City Boulevard (UCB) from Alameda County Flood Control Channel (Fremont) to Smith Street and will serve as the San Francisco Bay Trail in Union City (see Exhibit A for Project Title Sheet); and
WHEREAS, the project improvements also include the rehabilitation of the pavement within the project limits, “Complete Street” improvements at all intersections, traffic signal modifications, a new shared-use pathway along UCB adjacent to Delaine Eastin Elementary School, providing direct access for students who bike or walk to school, a new southbound Union City Boulevard right-turning lane into the school, streetlight modifications, roadway drainage improvements and landscape improvements at various locations; and
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6261- 24, awarding a construction contract to Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc., in the amount of $17,049,000 plus construction and project contingencies (about 12.75%), in the amount of $2,173,750, to address any unforeseen conditions and work encountered by the contractor for the duration of the project, for a total construction budget, in the amount of $19,222,750, and approving a construction management services budget, in the amount of $2,000,000, for a total project budget, in the amount of $21,222,750, for the Union City Boulevard Bike Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29; and WHEREAS, to meet the project funding deadline of December 31, 2025, and to receive the full funding reimbursement of $9,600,000 as required in Amendment No. 4 to the Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125 for the Union City Boulevard Bike Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, Alameda CTC staff has requested that the City Council adopt a resolution to certify the completion of the baseline construction; and WHEREAS, the baseline construction includes the reconstruction of the roadway median to accommodate the new generous buffered Class II bike lanes along Union City Boulevard for over two (2) miles in each direction, major roadway rehabilitation, a new southbound Union City Boulevard right-turn lane to Delaine Eastin Elementary School at Rocklin Drive, construction of a shared-use pathway along Union City Boulevard to improve bike and pedestrian access to and from Delaine Eastin Elementary School, modifications of the traffic signals, installation of new streetlights, installation of enhanced pavement striping, reflective street signs, reduced speed limit signs, speed feedback signs and major storm drain improvements; and
WHEREAS, the construction began in early July 2024, with the contractor completing the majority of the baseline construction before September 26, 2025, in time Resolution 2025-XXX
Certify Completion of Baseline Construction of UCB Bike Lanes, City Project No. 17-29
for the Union City Bike Lanes Ribbon Cutting Celebration (see Exhibit B for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Presentation on September 16, 2025 discussing the details of the ribbon cutting event and the project construction status); and WHEREAS, the baseline construction has been completed by the contractor and inspected by the construction management consultant in late November 2025, in accordance with the project plans and specifications (see Exhibit C for the Baseline Construction Certification Form with the baseline improvements now available for public use); and
WHEREAS, the current construction cost of the project is approximately $17,902,122 (about a 5% increase of the bid), which includes increased costs for additional contract-item quantities, a crude oil index adjustment, additional traffic enforcement within the construction zone by the Union City Police Department, and the construction change orders that include additional tree removals, landscape and irrigation modifications, installation of trash capture devices, storm drain repair, new landscaping and irrigation areas and other minor unforeseen construction items; and WHEREAS, the remaining construction budget is approximately $1,320,628, and will be expended to complete the remaining contract work and the construction change orders with the majority of the construction completed by Spring 2026, with project closeout by end of 2026, which includes the plant establishment period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City does hereby certify completion of the Baseline Construction for the Union City Boulevard Bike Lanes Project, City Project No. 17-29, to meet the project funding deadline and receive full funding reimbursement, as required in Amendment No.4 to the Project Funding Agreement No. A17-0125, with Alameda County Transportation Commission.
Resolution 2025-XXX
Certify Completion of Baseline Construction of UCB Bike Lanes, City Project No. 17-29
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of December 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THAI NAM N. PHAM
City Clerk
KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Attorney
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A – Project Title Sheet
2. Exhibit B –BPAC Presentation of Union City Blvd Bike Lanes (September 16, 2025)
3. Exhibit C- Baseline Construction Completion Certification