REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of a Cost Sharing Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for Widening Improvements on San Tomas Expressway
Report
BACKGROUND
On March 15, 2011, the City Council approved a cost sharing agreement (Attachment 1) with the County of Santa Clara for widening San Tomas Expressway from 6 lanes to 8 lanes from El Camino Real to Homestead Road, the continuation of the San Tomas Aquino Creek Spur Trail, construction of a sidewalk along the east side, and upgrades to the privacy fences separating the residential homes from the expressway. Widening the expressway in this location removes a significant choke point allowing traffic to flow smoother with improved travel times which reduce incentives for commute traffic to use parallel local residential streets.
Per the terms of the agreement, the County is the lead agency on the project and is responsible for preparing plans and specifications, obtaining environmental clearances, advertising the project for construction, performing construction administration and inspections, and obtaining all required permits. The City is responsible for providing funding assistance for the project through funds collected from development fair share transportation mitigation and regional traffic impact fees. The original agreement estimated that design and preconstruction right of way work would cost approximately $3.6M with the City contributing $1.2M, $1.5M coming from the remainder of the 1996 Measure B program, and $0.9M from VTA. Construction costs were originally estimated to be $10.5M with the City providing $1.7M from various developments' fair share transportation mitigation at this location and the remaining $8.8M coming from a federal grant. On April 12, 2016, the County awarded a construction contract in the amount of approximately $10,120,550 to O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc. The construction of the project is currently 75% complete and the County is expecting completion in fall o...
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