HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-24; City Council; Resolution 2023-038RESOLUTION NO. 2023-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING APPROVAL OF THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS,
ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID AND AWARDING CONTRACT TO SUPERIOR
PAVEMENT MARKINGS, INC. FOR THE GREEN BIKE LANE ENHANCEMENT
PROJECT
WHEREAS, on Aug. 23, 2022, the City of Carlsbad proclaimed a local emergency based on a more
than 200% increase in bike and e-bike collisions since 2019; and
WHEREAS, in September 2022, the city executed a professional services agreement with STC,
Inc. to prepare the design and construction package for the Green Bike Lane Enhancement Project, or
Project; and
WHEREAS, on Nov. 1, 2022, in accordance with the proclamation of emergency for traffic safety
declared by the City of Carlsbad, the City Manager, as authorized under Carlsbad Municipal Code
Section 3.28.120-Emergencies, approved staff to request bids for construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on Nov. 8, 2022, staff received a bid from Superior Pavement Markings, Inc. in the
amount of $372,343 for construction of the Project, which was under the engineer's estimate of
$386,100; and
WHEREAS, staff evaluated the bid from Superior Pavement Markings, Inc. and determined it
was responsive and responsible; and
WHEREAS, on Dec. 21, 2022, in accordance with the proclamation of emergency for the traffic
safety declared by the City of Carlsbad, the City Manager, as authorized under Carlsbad Municipal Code
Section 3.28.120 -Emergencies, executed a contract with Superior Pavement Markings, Inc. for
construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Project plans, specifications and contract documents are Exhibit 2 to the
companion staff report and are on file in the City Clerk's Office; and
WHEREAS, the procurement of the construction work needed to complete the Project is an
emergency procurement exempt from the Purchasing Ordinance's procurement requirements under
subsection (A) of Carlsbad Municipal Code 3.28.110 -Exemptions; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funding is available from the Declaration of Emergency funding to fund
construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined that the action is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(e), which applies to the
minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, and CEQA
Guidelines Section 15304(h), which covers the creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Council ratifies approval of the plans and specifications, acceptance of the
bid and awarding a contract to Superior Pavement Markings, Inc. for the Green Bike
Lane Enhancement Proje<::t.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 24th day of January, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder.
None.
None.
None.
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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k�HERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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