Agenda Item Wording:
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Award construction contract for Santa Fe earthwork - Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract with Archer Civil Construction for the Santa Fe Street earthwork project in the amount of $900,036.10.
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Agenda Date: 10/05/2026
Prepared by:
Katherine Woodhull-Fuget, Associate Engineer, Katherine.Woodhull-Fuget@visalia.gov, 713-4447
Eric Bons, Senior Civil Engineer, Eric.Bons@visalia.gov, 713-4350
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.gov, 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov, 713-4495
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award a contract with Archer Civil Construction, LLC for the Santa Fe Street earthwork project in the amount of $900,036.10.
Summary:
This project will mitigate the arsenic-impacted soil in the former Santa Fe railroad embankment between Houston Ave and Riggin Ave in preparation for the future Santa Fe street extension.
The Santa Fe Street earthwork project was advertised (RFB 26-27-05) and closed September 22, 2026 with twelve (12) construction proposals received. Archer Civil Construction LLC was the low bidder in the amount of $900,036.10.
Background Discussion:
This project is to remove the majority of the arsenic-impacted soil within the Santa Fe Street alignment from Houston Avenue to Riggin Avenue and haul the arsenic-impacted soil to the Tulare County land fill. The Santa Fe Street corridor extends approximately 1 mile from Houston Avenue to Riggin Avenue. The corridor was acquired from the railroad in 2006 and is 100’ wide. The railroad tracks and railroad ties were removed from the site prior to being purchased by the city. The Santa Fe trail, completed in 2018, occupies the eastern third of the corridor. The elevated embankment of the former railroad remains and occupies the central third of the corridor. Soil analysis done during the trail...
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