City of San Antonio - File #: 14-2324

• File #: 14-2324
• Type: Capital Improvements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 10/30/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the lowest responsive bid and awarding the FY 2015 - FY 2016 Curb Ramp Indefinite Delivery Construction Contract in an amount not to exceed $683,777.00, of which San Antonio Water Systems will reimburse approximately $31,000.00 for necessary adjustments to its existing infrastructure, to FD Concrete, LLC, for the construction of curb ramps and related Americans with Disabilities Act compliant sidewalk improvements across the City in conjunction with the Street Maintenance Program. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation and Capital Improvements]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/30/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide


SUBJECT:

Contract Award: FY 2015 - FY 2016 Curb Ramp Indefinite Delivery Contract



SUMMARY:

This ordinance approves an Indefinite Delivery construction contract (also known as a Task Order Contract) with FD Concrete, LLC, for an amount not to exceed $683,777.00 for the construction of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps and related sidewalk improvements across the City, in conjunction with the Street Maintenance Program (SMP), a major component of the Infrastructure Management Program (IMP). Of this amount, San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) will reimburse approximately $31,000.00 for necessary adjustments to its existing infrastructure.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

San Antonio's Sidewalk Transition Plan (Plan) was adopted in 2008. The Plan's mission is to provide a walkable community of sidewalks and crosswalks that are ADA compliant and available to all citizens. City staff from various departments, people with disabilities and ADA community advocates assessed the current policies and practices, reviewed the Plan's goals and established objectives and tasks. A key component of the Plan is its goal to provide sidewalk access ramps for access to sidewalks when a street is "altered". Furthermore, sidewalk access ramp construction is a requirement set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 annotated in Title II, Subpart D; Program Accessibility. According to this federal requirement, curb ramps are required to be installed as part of a street project when a street is newly constructed or altered.

All ADA compliant curb ramps are planned to be completed as part of the scope for Asphalt Overlay Projects that are to be constructed with in-house forces, scheduled through the FY 2015 - 2016 IMP. This provides the flexibility to execute the construction of the curb ramps for the ...