Agenda Item Wording:
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Award contract for Fire Station 54 parking lot rehabilitation project - Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to Tosted Asphalt, Inc. for the Fire Station 54 parking lot rehabilitation project in the amount of $176,479.84 and appropriate $115,000 from the General Fund.
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Agenda Date: 08/03/2026
Prepared by:
Jonathan Frausto, Senior Project Manager, Jonathan.frausto@visalia.gov, 713-4369
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.gov, 713-4540
Dan Griswald, Fire Chief, Dan.Griswold@visalia.gov, 713-4220
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.gov, 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov, 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Tosted Asphalt, Inc. for RFB 25-26-44 for the Fire Station 54 parking lot rehabilitation project in the amount of $176,479.84 and appropriate an additional $115,000 from the General Fund.
Summary:
This project award will initiate the construction phase for the rehabilitation of the parking lot at Fire Station 54. Improvements include, but are not limited to, pavement resurfacing, pavement rehabilitation, structurally reinforced concrete, and targeted repairs to curb and gutter.
Background Discussion:
Fire Station 54, located at 440 W. Ferguson Avenue, was built in 1995 and serves as the primary work location for four fire department personnel on each shift. Given the age of the station, the parking lot was identified as needing immediate rehabilitation. Site visits, alongside the City Engineer, determined severe surface cracking and pavement failure and severe surface cracking in the areas as shown in attachment 4.
The pavement failure and severe pavement cracking persisted and were observed primarily in areas associated with repeated fire truck ingress and egress movements. In ...
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