REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Award of Contract for the Public Right-of-Way ADA Improvements - Package 3 & 4 Project to FBD Vanguard Construction, Inc. and Adopt a Class 1 CEQA Categorical Exemption
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit (Nevarez v. 49ers, et al.) which alleged that Levi's Stadium, its parking lots, and surrounding public pedestrian rights-of-way connecting satellite parking lots to the Stadium entrance, contained defects under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On July 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of a settlement of this lawsuit, which requires the City to remediate the alleged defects within prescribed timeframes (Settlement Agreement). The alleged accessibility barriers are primarily located along Great America Parkway, Tasman Drive, Mission College Boulevard, Centennial Boulevard, Stars and Stripes Drive, Patrick Henry Drive, Old Ironsides Drive, Old Glory Lane, Democracy Way, and Bunker Hill Lane.
The Public Right-of-Way ADA Improvements Project (Project) was established in the Capital Improvement Program Budget to address the alleged accessibility barriers in the public right-of-way. The Department of Public Works (DPW) is leading this Project in coordination with the City Attorney's Office due to the involvement of infrastructure in the public right-of-way. The Project requires infrastructure modifications in accordance with the settlement including reconstruction of sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways, traffic signals, rail crossings, and other miscellaneous barriers.
On September 9, 2020, Council approved a design professional services agreement with Bellecci and Associates, Inc. to prepare the engineering design and construction documents for the public works construction...
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