To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Storm Damage Repair to Harris Road and Steelhead Road
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached plans and specifications for the Harris Road and Steelhead Road Storm Damage Repair Project; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to advertise the Harris Road and Steelhead Road Storm Damage Repair Project as required by Section 22037 of the California Public Contract Code, with bids to be opened on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 2 pm.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Humboldt County Road Fund (1200); Federal Emergency Management Agency and California Office of Emergency Services
DISCUSSION:
On Feb. 14, 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared a disaster for Humboldt County due to severe winter storms, flooding and mudslides. Harris Road Post Mile 1.16 and Steelhead Road Post Mile 1.00, in the Alderpoint area of Humboldt County, experienced embankment failures which caused the roadway to fail. Currently, the roadway is narrow at both locations and in danger of failure.
On April 16, 2018, Public Works received FEMA funding approval to proceed with the Harris Road and Steelhead Road Storm Damage Repair Project. The Humboldt County Department of Public Works (Public Works) subsequently prepared the attached plans and specifications for the project based on a topographic survey of the damaged area that was prepared by the Public Works Survey Crew. The work proposed in the attached plans and specifications consists of excavating unstable material, constructing a welded wire wall and gabion, reconstructing the roadway with aggregate base and installing sediment and erosion control items.
Accordingly, Public Works recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the attached plans and specifications and advertise the Harris Road and Steelhead Road Storm Damage Repair Project as required by Section 22037 of the ...
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