Salinas Rail Project Package 1 Construction - Call for Bids:

1. RECEIVE update on the Monterey County Rail Extension project, including the work at the Salinas Rail station;
2. APPROVE the draft Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions for construction of Salinas Rail Project, Package 1, pending approval of state funding for construction, subject to Agency Counsel and Caltrans approval;
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to publish the final bid documents and any addenda, and return to the Board of Directors with a recommendation for approval of a contract with the lowest responsible and responsive bidder; and
4. APPROVE the use of construction funds from the approved project budget for this work in an amount not to exceed $11.2 million, pending approval of the allocation by the California Transportation Commission at their December 5-6, 2018 meeting.

Staff will present an update on the overall Monterey County Rail Extension project and current work at the Salinas Train Station. The Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions enable the Agency to seek bids from qualified construction teams to construct Package 1 improvements, which include the extension of Lincoln Avenue for signalized access to the Salinas Train Station, circulation and parking improvements, bicycle and pedestrian access, landscaping and lighting improvements.

The Monterey County Rail Extension Kick Start project, estimated at $81 million, includes the capital improvements needed to bring new peak hour rail service to Salinas. The estimated cost of Package 1 construction is $11.2 million, including $8.5 million for construction, $1.58 million for contingencies, and $1.12 million for Agency staff oversight. There is sufficient funding in the project's approved budget to cover these costs, pending an allocation of construction funding by the California Transportation Commission at their December 5-6, 2018 meeting. 

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County, as the local lead agency, grantee agency and owner of the Monterey County Rail Extension Kick Start project, proposes to extend passenger rail service from Santa Clara County south to Salinas. The rail extension project provides an alternative to the highly congested US 101 corridor to access to jobs, education, and health care, and will improve interregional transportation and regional air quality.

Package 1 of the Monterey County Rail Kick Start Project - the Lincoln Avenue Extension, circulation improvements and parking at the Salinas train station - is now ready to call for construction bids. Other parties under separate contract with the Transportation Agency are providing engineering and construction management services. Demolition of structures at the station was completed by Bowen Engineering and Environmental in November 2018. The City of Salinas is preparing to relocate the Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain pipes from the existing Station Place to the new Lincoln Avenue Extension. After utility relocation, the TAMC-hired construction team can begin the staged construction of Package 1.

Attached is the striping and signage plan. Online as a web attachment are the draft Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions for construction.

The proposed schedule for the call for bids is as follows:

• Draft Notice to Bidders and Special Provisions (2 MB)