REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Award of Contract for the 2024 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramps Project to ASG Builders
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The 2024 ADA Curb Ramps Project (Project) consists of constructing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps at 17 intersections (Attachment 1). The scope of work also includes demolishing existing concrete, making slight modifications to adjacent surfaces and storm drain facilities to accommodate the new curb ramps, updating traffic striping and pavement markings, and other necessary work to complete the Project. The installation of ADA curb ramps continues the City's efforts to enhance accessibility in the public right-of-way and locations include those requested by the public.
The Project is funded through a combination of federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and the City's General Fund. On May 7, 2024, Council approved the 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for use of CDBG funds towards construction of ADA curb ramps. The CDBG National Objective for this activity is to Benefit Low- and Moderate-Income Persons or Households. The removal of architectural barriers to the mobility of elderly persons and/or the severely disabled is an activity that benefits a presumed benefit population (i.e., the beneficiaries are presumed to be low-income).
DISCUSSION
On May 15, 2024, a competitive Request for Bids (RFB) for construction of the project was published on the City's bid notification system, Periscope S2G. The RFB was viewed by over 40 vendors, which included contractors, suppliers, plan rooms, builder exchanges, and more. Beyond the contractors and suppliers who viewed the RFB through Periscope S2G, additional vendors were also able to view the RFB as members of various plan rooms and builder exchanges. In ...
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