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Report regarding a resolution awarding a construction contract to Seton Pacific Construction of San Francisco, California for the Antoinette Lane Underground Utility District Project, Phase 1 in an amount not to exceed $2,019,667, authorizing a total construction budget of $2,221,634 and approving Budget Amendment Number 19.049. (Jason Hallare, Associate Engineer and Kathleen Phalen, Swinerton)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution awarding a construction contract to Seton Pacific Construction of San Francisco, California for the Antoinette Lane Underground Utility District Project, Phase 1 (Project No. st1702a) in an amount not to exceed $2,019,667, authorizing a total construction budget of $ 2,221,634, and approving Budget Amendment Number 19.049.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Antoinette Underground Utility District phase 1 project will move the overhead power and communication utilities along the frontage of the planned Community Civic Center Campus and Police Department to an underground trench in Antoinette Lane. The City Council adopted Ordinance 1540-2017 on July 26, 2017 to formally establish the underground district in accordance with California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Rule 20A. This ordinance specifies that the City will serve as the Lead Agent responsible for coordinating the project with PG&E, AT&T, Comcast, and Wave Broadband (Utilities), leading the design development, and contracting to complete the joint trench construction.
The District boundaries encompass the two-block extent of Antoinette Lane. However, during design development, it became evident that it would be infeasible to complete the southern block before the developer of the 988 El Camino Real housing project completes a major rerouting of underground utilities from within its property. Therefore, the City's undergrounding project has been separated into two phases to allow the northern block to procee...
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