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Council approves engineering design contract with Kabara Engineering for 2024-25 street rehabilitation program
Summary
The council approved a $59,001.22 engineering design contract with Kabara Engineering for the city's 2024-25 annual street rehabilitation project; staff noted a typographical street-name error in the proposal that does not change scope or cost.
The City Council approved an engineering design contract with Kabara Engineering for the 2024-25 annual street rehabilitation project, accepting the low proposal and authorizing staff to proceed with surveying, design and construction management tasks for the streets previously selected by council.
Staff said seven proposals were received and Kabara Engineering submitted the lowest proposal. The proposed contract covers design, land surveying and construction management services at a contract amount of $59,001.22. Staff noted a typographical error in the bidder's submission that referenced an incorrect street pairing (Old Lamplighter Circle and Serrano Avenue), clarifying that the correct location is San Diego (typo correction) and that the error does not change the scope or cost.
Council members asked about pavement condition index (PCI) scores cited from prior years and the city's maintenance strategy of staging street work by geographic clusters to reduce disruption; staff said PCI surveys are performed periodically and that even streets with relatively high historical PCI scores may be included now because of elapsed time and localized deterioration. The contract passed on a 5-0 vote.
Why it matters: the design contract is the next step toward resurfacing and repairing multiple local streets; adopting a staged, pay-as-you-go approach helps the city avoid borrowing while keeping overall pavement condition high.
