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Appropriation Adjustments and Contract for Bush St. Bicycle Blvd. Water and Sewer Improvements June 16, 2020 Page 2 DISCUSSION On June 7, 2016, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing submittal of a funding application as a joint application with Meta Housing Corporation for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC). A grant in the amount of $1,288,000 was requested for a Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Program for the Santa Ana Arts Collective Project. As a result, Bush Street from Civic Center to 17th Street was selected for a bicycle boulevard treatment project. The Bush Street Bicycle Boulevard Project incorporates bicycle enhancements and traffic calming measures intended to connect neighborhoods to the Civic Center using complete street and Bike Boulevard concepts. The improvements will include landscaping and updated signage and roadway markings. The Complete Streets concept transforms roadways originally designed to primarily serve vehicles into streets that equitably serve pedestrians and bicyclists, provide aesthetically pleasing public areas, and result in community enhancements that help to establish vibrant neighborhoods. Staff coordinated these major street renovations with the Public Works Agency Water Resources Division, who is responsible for monitoring the condition of water and sewer main pipeline systems. The water and sewer systems were evaluated based on several critical factors, such as pipe breaks, sewer spills, pipe size, alignment location, system redundancy and resiliency to determine replacement priorities. The existing 4-inch-diameter and 8-inch-diameter cast iron water mains located within Bush Street were installed in the 1950s and 1960s, and are a priority for replacement. In addition, the existing sewer maintenance holes in this area were constructed in the 1920s, and also need replacement. The project comprises a bicycle boulevard stretching along Bush Street from Civic Center to 17th Street, and water and sewer improvements from 8th Street to 11th Street (Exhibit 1). In addition to the replacement of the water main and sewer maintenance holes, the street enhancement consists of traffic circles and/or bulb -outs at seven street intersections, along with landscaping, and updated signs, striping, and markings. The addition of the curb bulb outs as traffic calming feature enhancements will result in the loss of a minimal number of parking spaces. An amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Capital Improvement Program is needed in order to add the Bush Street Bikeway Water Improvements ($1,278,080) and Bush Street Bikeway Sewer Improvements ($124,200) projects (Exhibit 2). This amendment will increase the Fiscal Year 2019- 20 CIP by a total of $1,402,280. Public Outreach and Contractor Participation To provide an opportunity for local vendors to submit bids, a Notice Inviting Bids was advertised in the Orange County Register newspaper on April 28 and May 5, 2020. Bids were received electronically via the City's web -based electronic bidding system, PlanetBids, on May 20, 2020. Through the PlanetBids online portal, vendors may register to receive notifications on all current and future City projects, as well as download contract documents, receive project updates and submit bids electronically. 20A-2