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FY23-24 Cape Seal Notice of Completion - Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the construction of the FY 23-24 Cape Seal Project.
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Deadline for Action: 9/16/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Danny Galindo, Public Works Manager, danny.galindo@visalia.city, 713-4186 Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, nick.bartsch@visalia.city, 713-4052
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the FY 23-24 Cape Seal Project (1410- 72000/CP0247-999).
Background Discussion:
The City utilizes multiple pavement preservation methods including, but not limited to, reclamite, cape seal, and crack seal. The streets are analyzed through the City's Pavement Management Program to determine cost-effective maintenance recommendations, while optimizing the expenditures of limited fiscal resources.
This annual Cape Seal project was based on a project list developed from the Pavement Management Program in combination with field investigations. To increase the longevity of pavement surfaces, it is imperative for the City to perform the appropriate preventative maintenance and enhancement treatments to the City's streets at the proper time. Performing a cape seal treatment at this life-stage of the selected streets is beneficial as it extends the overall pavement life at a relatively inexpensive cost. Without this type of treatment, as streets deteriorate further, future maintenance and eventual replacement becomes more expensive and more time consuming.
This iteration of the Cape Seal project was performed throughout the City, as shown in the attached map. The project sealed approximately [10 miles] of streets which amounted to an area of [232,398 square yards]. The contractor, VSS International of West Sacramento, CA, completed the FY 23-24 Cape Seal projec...
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