REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. for Design Professional Services for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Project
Report
BACKGROUND
The City’s bridge inventory includes 49 bridges. Of these bridges, two are jointly owned with City of San Jose, and seven are jointly owned with City of Sunnyvale. There are also three additional bridges owned by the State of California for which the City has responsibilities under maintenance agreements. The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is responsible for performing regular inspections of the bridges involving public streets and provides maintenance and repair work recommendations to the City. The Department of Public Works manages the City’s bridge assets and evaluates the work recommendations for implementation.
In 2019, staff applied for grant funding through the Caltrans Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program (BPMP) to address work recommendations at 12 bridges. In 2022, staff received notification from Caltrans that a total of $1,469,216 was approved and programmed into the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP). The funds are administered by Caltrans through a phased process beginning with the design phase. In January 2025, the City received an authorization from Caltrans to proceed with the design phase. The City Council approved the appropriation of these funds, totaling $262,360, to the Bridge Maintenance Program project on June 24, 2025.
The Bridge Preventive Maintenance Project (Project) includes the design and construction of repairs at 12 bridges based upon repair recommendations. A location map is included as Attachment 1. The anticipated repairs include placing concrete overlays and waterproofing treatments on bridge deck surfaces, and repairing joint seals, spalling concrete, and bridge railings. The specific improvements are subject to refinement and change during the course of the Project based upon further engi...
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