To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Accept Completed Contract for Americans with Disabilities Act Curb Ramp Improvements Project (Phase 3)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the completed contract, including all change orders approved by the Public Works Department, between GR Sundberg, Inc., and Humboldt County for construction of the Americans with Disabilities Act Curb Ramp Improvements Project (Phase 3); and
2. Approve the final claim for payment, to be submitted by the Public Works Department to the Auditor-Controller, in the amount of $298.92, which will bring the total amount paid to 100% of the contract.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
On Sept. 7, 2016, the United States Department of Justice filed a consent decree requiring the County of Humboldt to comply with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and requiring that all county facilities meet current accessibility standards. In response to this consent decree, the County of Humboldt Department of Public Works (Public Works) employed the services of Mark Thomas and Company through its on-call agreement for design engineering services to prepare plans, specifications, and estimate for the construction of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps.
Due to the large number of non-compliant curb ramps throughout the county, the project was divided into phases. The first phase of this project addressed a portion of the non-compliant curb ramps located in the unincorporated areas surrounding the City of Eureka, which include Cutten, Myrtletown, Rosewood, and Pine Hill. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors accepted the completed Phase 1 project on Jan. 5, 2021.
The second phas...
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