MEETING DATE:
January 28, 2025
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-9403 - DELEGATING TO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, FINALIZE, AND EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR RANCHO SANTA FE PAVEMENT RESTORATION PROJECT (CIP# ST014)
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT a resolution delegating to and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate, finalize, and execute contract amendments for Rancho Santa Fe Pavement Restoration Project (CIP# ST014).
Body
Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Quality of Life
Good Governance
Executive Summary
The purchasing provisions of the San Marcos Municipal Code authorize the City Manager to issue and execute contract change orders up to the amount of $250,000 for contracts having an initial value of $2,500,000 or less, or up to ten percent of the initial contract value for contracts having an initial value of more than $2,500,000. Cumulative changes to a contract exceeding these two criteria require approval by the City Council.
Discussion
The Rancho Santa Fe Pavement Restoration Project (CIP# ST014, "Project") is currently under construction and includes repaving Rancho Santa Fe Rd between Melrose Drive and Lake Ridge Drive, ADA improvements, traffic signal improvements, and buffered bike lanes. The Project contract was awarded to ATP General Engineering Contractors in the amount of $3,946,227.05. The Northbound direction of the project limits was repaved utilizing a cost-effective, long-lasting, and environmentally friendly method, referred to as cold in-place Recycling. This is a multistep paving process in which the existing asphalt pavement is removed and reused with specialized equipment that recycles the existing pavement in-place by crushing it, blending the crushed material with asphalt recycling agents and cement, and laying down the newly blended material as new roadway pavement.
While this method is unique and innovative, it has provided challenges...
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