COUNTYWIDE MEDIAN FENCING PROJECT

The Countywide Median Fencing Project involves the installation of new pedestrian safety fencing on existing roadway medians to prevent pedestrians from illegally crossing vehicular traffic lanes or loitering unsafely. The project includes the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for pavement grinding and removal, roadway excavation, installation of median fencing, asphalt pavement, traffic signal pull box adjustment, median construction, placement of decorative pavers, and other incidental work. The estimated construction cost for the project is $251,189. The contract was awarded to Reyre Construction for a total bid amount of $265,219.62. Key features of the project include: • Installation of 4-foot tall decorative steel fencing with associated rock cobble flatwork • Complementing other safety fencing that exists on Watt Avenue • Project limits are Watt Avenue (between Winona Way and Myrtle Avenue) and El Camino Avenue (between Watt Avenue and Butano Drive) • The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines • The contractor is required to utilize Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation where possible • The project is expected to be completed by November 2018