LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council last week approved the project to upgrade the Austin Park bus stop and build a section of promenade.
During its April 1 meeting, the council awarded the $552,662 project bid to Granite Construction.
The city’s construction plans show that work will include sidewalk and crosswalk improvements, new LED flashing traffic signage, crosswalk warning pavement lights, signage, an electric utilities vault in the sidewalk and irrigation control, along with the new bus stop.
Public Works Director Dale Goodman said the city had to put the project out to rebid.
On March 18, the city opened bids from Granite, the low bidder; as well as Darren Taylor, $556,915; M3 Integrated, $607,200; and Team Ghilotti, $877,141.
Goodman said they were satisfied with the Granite Construction bid.
City Manager Alan Flora said the promenade and bus stop projects were combined in order to get better bids. He said the Lake Transit Authority will reimburse the city for the bus stop project.
The cost breakdown in city documents shows that the city’s cost share is $475,000 while Lake Transit’s is $138,427.
Flora told Lake County News that the promenade was originally bid as part of the larger Austin Park project, “but we didn’t have enough money to tackle it at that time so we cut it out.”
Staff recommended the city council approve the contract with Granite Construction. There was no public comment, and the council approved the contract unanimously.
Also during the April 1 meeting, the council approved a resolution approving responsibilities and guidelines for Measure V Citizen Oversight Committee members, got an update on the Hope Center, and presented proclamations declaring Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Clearlake City Council approves Austin Park bus stop and promenade project
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