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County approves sidewalk improvement contract

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a contract to remove and replace damaged sidewalks, curbs and gutters.

The supervisors’ 5-0 vote July 10 authorizes the director of the county’s Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions to advertise and award a contract while designating the director of the county’s Department of Public Works as the county officer responsible for administering the contract. The supervisors also found the repair and replacement work categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act review.

“Road quality and maintaining our road infrastructure is very important to me, and I’m happy that this action will continue to improve our road network,” Supervisor Jim Desmond said.

The contract is structured to include a base bid of 234 segments with additive alternatives, or clusters of locations which can be added to the contract if funding permits, comprising an additional 53 locations. Some of those sites consist of multiple non-contiguous segments.

“This action will improve and repair 96 separate road sites throughout District 5,” Desmond said.

All of the District 5 locations are included in the base bid. The Department of Public Works conducts regular inspections which identify locations for potential improvement, and input from citizens also contributes to the list of potential projects which are prioritized based on where public safety can be best improved.

In Bonsall, the work will improve four locations along Rio Valle Drive, two locations along Thoroughbred Lane and one location along Lake Vista Drive. The Fallbrook locations consist of 17 along Main Avenue, four along Ivy Street, three a piece along Buena Rosa, La Buena Vida, Laketree Drive and Wisconsin Avenue, two along Clemmens Lane and one apiece along Alvarado Street, Ammunition Road, Clearcrest Lane, Elbrook Drive, Funquest Drive, East Hawthorne Street, Ivy Street, McDonald Road, Mercedes Road and Old Stage Road.

The estimated cost of the work, including contingency, is $1,000,000. Highway User Tax Account revenue derived from the sales tax on gasoline will provide $500,000, while a balance in the county’s road fund will be the source of the other $500,000.

Before the start of construction, residents and businesses will receive mailers or notices on door knobs notifying them of the upcoming work. During construction traffic control measures will be in place to limit impacts to travelers and the community. The work is scheduled to begin in fall 2019 and be complete during spring 2020.

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Joe Naiman has been writing for the Village News since 2001

 

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