DATE:
September 10, 2025
02
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ADVERTISE AND AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CULVERT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 RESURFACING PROGRAM AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego's (County) Department of Public Works (DPW) maintains over 18,000 drainage culverts throughout unincorporated areas of San Diego County. These culverts direct water beneath and away from roadways, which helps ensure safe transportation, reduces sediment contamination in waterways, and protects roads from expensive damage and public disruption. Maintaining culverts is essential for the overall health of the County's road network and supports the Board of Supervisors (Board) commitment on May 2, 2017 (11) to achieve an average Pavement Condition Index of 70 using Senate Bill 1 funding.
The Board's expanded annual road resurfacing program launched in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 and has consistently included culvert maintenance for roads selected for resurfacing. Each fiscal year, after developing the road resurfacing schedule, DPW staff identify and assess culverts on these roads to determine maintenance needs and conduct outreach to the communities where culvert work is needed to share information on the schedule and approach. This culvert work can be incorporated into resurfacing projects, handled through Job Order Contracts, or managed as separate low bid contracts. Due to cost considerations, convenience factors, and capacity constraints, DPW proposes using a low bid construction contract for culvert maintenance activities on roads in the FY 2025-26 expanded resurfacing program.
Attachment A contains the complete list of culverts associated with the FY 2025-26 expanded road resurfacing program, identifying 48 culverts throughout the County's unincorporated areas that require maintenance. This request seeks approval to advertise and award a construction contract to the...
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