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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JANUARY 18, 2005 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR SEISMIC <br />RETROFIT OF THREE BRIDGES <br />OVER THE SANTA ANA RIVER <br />(PROJECT NOS. 1800, 1801, <br />1802) <br /> <br />AND <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />!2~. <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />: /RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />V 1. Award a contract to D. W. Powell <br />responsible bidder, in accordance <br />estimated amount of $1,845,316 for <br />bridges over the Santa Ana River. <br /> <br />Construction, <br />with unit <br />the seismic <br /> <br />Inc., the lowest <br />bid prices in the <br />retrof it of three <br /> <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting funds in the amount of <br />$672,303 for this proj ect into the Select Street Construction fund <br />(account no. 59-01-5343), and appropriating the same into the Select <br />Street Construction Fund (account no. 59-551-6631). <br /> <br />3. Approve a Funding Analysis with a total estimated construction cost <br />of $2,306,600. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The City has submitted applications to the California Department of <br />Transportation (Caltrans) under the Highway Bridge Replacement Program <br />and received approval for funding to perform the seismic retrofit of <br />three bridges over the Santa Ana River. Caltrans is providing funding for <br />both the design and construction phases of the proj ect. This proj ect <br />involves First Street, Fifth Street and McFadden Avenue Bridges over the <br />Santa Ana River (Exhibit 1). The proposed retrofit improvements will <br />enhance public safety over the bridges. The project will include various <br />measures to minimize effect of a seismic event on each bridge. The <br />measures include tying the bridge girders together with steel cable <br />retainers, placement of additional piles at the bridge abutments, and <br />construction of new pile caps. <br /> <br />23A-1 <br />