Submitted By: Public Works
Prepared By: Belgin Cuhadaroglu, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer
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CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CABIFORNIA INC. FOR THE AVENIDA VICTORIA SIDEWALK AND UNDERPASS (PHASE II) PROJECT NO. 17355, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $62,100, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
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Summary:
The City Council is being asked to consider adoption of a Resolution (Attachment 1) awarding a construction contract to Cabifornia Inc., in an amount not to exceed $62,100 (Attachment 2), for the Avenida Victoria Sidewalk and Underpass (Phase II) Project No. 17355.
The project will replace two deteriorated railroad retaining walls above the pedestrian underpass on Avenida Victoria near the San Clemente Pier (Attachment 3). The walls have cracked, fractured, and shifted and require replacement to restore structural integrity.
The project is expected to take 15 working days, with the contractor also working during two separate scheduled weekend railroad closure windows.
Background:
The San Clemente Pier trolley stop and Metrolink station undercrossing provide an important pedestrian connection to the San Clemente Pier area and surrounding businesses. Two concrete masonry unit (CMU) retaining walls support the pedestrian underpass and contain the soil and railroad ballast above the walkway. Both walls have deteriorated over time, with visible cracking, fracturing, and displacement, and require replacement to restore structural integrity.
The City is also constructing improvements west of the existing trolley stop, including widening the sidewalk above the sloped planter adjacent to the trolley stop (Phase I). The proposed retaining wall replacement is part of Phase II improvements
Phase II includes demolishing and replacing two severely deteriorated CMU retaining walls located approximately eight f...
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