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a. Adopt Plans and Special Provisions for the Castroville Bicycle/Pedestrian Path and Railroad Crossing Project, Project No. 8622, Federal Aid Project No. RPSTPE-5944(111); and
b. Authorize the RMA Director of Public Works and Facilities to advertise the "Notice to Bidders" in the Monterey County Weekly.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Adopt Plans and Special Provisions for the Castroville Bicycle/Pedestrian Path and Railroad Crossing Project, Project No. 8622, Federal Aid Project No. RPSTPE-5944(111); and
b. Authorize the Director of Public Works and Facilities to advertise the "Notice to Bidders" in the Monterey County Weekly.
SUMMARY:
Adoption of the Plans and Special Provisions will authorize the Resource Management Agency to proceed with advertising of the Castroville Bicycle/Pedestrian Path and Railroad Crossing Project, Project No. 8622 (Project). The bid opening is set for August 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors' Conference Room 1032, Monterey County Government Center, 168 West Alisal Street, 1st Floor, Salinas, CA 93901. The "Notice to Bidders" will be duly advertised in the Monterey County Weekly. The project construction is scheduled to begin in October 2016 and completed by November 2017 with 280 working days provided for construction.
DISCUSSION:
The Castroville Bicycle/Pedestrian Path and Railroad Crossing project is to construct a bicycle and pedestrian path with a bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The path will connect the existing bicycle path on Castroville Boulevard to McDougall Street in Castroville, approximately 0.74 of a mile long. The proposed bicycle/pedestrian path will have an 8-foot paved width for the path and a 12-foot width for the bridge over the UPRR. The bridge will be a concrete box girder that is 1,170 feet long and will be 24 feet above the UPRR track.
The purpose and need for the project is to provide a safe railroad crossing for ...
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