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Motion to accept the pathway rehabilitation improvements of Westborough Park Pathways Project (CIP Project No. pk2202) as complete in accordance with plans and specifications, with a total project cost of $876,363.51. (Greg Mediati, Director Parks and Recreation)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council, by motion, accept the pathway rehabilitation improvements of the Westborough Park Pathways Project (CIP Project No. pk2202) as complete in accordance with plans and specifications with a total project cost of $876,363.51.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On October 10, 2022, City Council awarded the Westborough Park Pathways Project (CIP Project No. pk2202) to Suarez & Munoz Construction, Inc. of Hayward, California. The project work associated with this project was completed on June 9, 2023.
Westborough Park is located at 2350 Galway Drive at the intersection of Westborough Boulevard and Galway Drive in the Westborough neighborhood. The park amenities include tennis courts, a basketball court, a picnic shelter, two playgrounds, a recreation and preschool building, and a baseball field interconnected by an asphalt walking path system that extends approximately 3,500 linear feet. This pathway also connects to a network of common greens open space areas, known as "West Park."
Through years of weathering and tree root intrusion, the integrity of this pathway had become compromised to the extent that a full paving project was determined to be the best course of action. City staff had previously performed patching jobs to mitigate some hazards, but patches are only temporary, and a more robust maintenance program was required.
The project saw the rehabilitation of all existing pathways at the upper portion of the park with full-depth replacement, new header board for the entire length of pathways, repair of eleven staircases with added handrails, and slurry sealing around the tennis courts.
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