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Advisory committee reviews street‑project budget; staff recommends targeting poor and very poor PCI sections
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Summary
Staff told the committee a full street project was included in next fiscal year’s budget with an all‑in estimate of about $1.7 million; members prioritized addressing poor and very poor PCI segments within two years remaining on the assessment and said they will wait for the consultant's PNP to finalize selections.
Staff member told the Rosa Advisory Committee that the city included a full street project in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year and estimated an "all in" cost of about $1.7 million for design, construction, construction management and inspection. He said the figure is higher than historical budgeting ranges and reflected current unit pricing and project scope.
The staff member also outlined results from the pavement-condition index (PCI) map, explaining the committee's color‑coded categories (good 85–75; fair 74–60; poor 59–41; very poor 40–0). He identified specific streets in Zone 1 and elsewhere that fall into fair, poor or very poor ranges (naming La Flor, Picacho, El Terraza, Vista loop and Pine Edge among those in poor or very poor condition) and recommended prioritizing poor and very poor stretches first, noting that sections under 40 PCI typically require reconstruction or extensive dig‑outs.
When a committee member asked whether the PNP (pavement network plan) from the consultant had been delivered, staff replied the package was not yet ready and that the PNP would break down current conditions; the last full street survey was in 2022 and some segments may have declined into a worse category. Chair and committee members emphasized they have two years remaining on the assessment funding and urged concentrating on the worst stretches during that window.
Staff also discussed procurement strategy: the recent project used a single base bid (no alternates), which appeared to reduce unit pricing, while alternate bids provide selection flexibility but higher unit prices. Staff said the last project's final payout was about $1.9 million and that the project exceeded the council‑authorized 15% contingency (by roughly 16.9–17%), in part because additional work (an extended section of East Road and a drain repair) was added to that contract.
The committee did not take formal votes. Members agreed to review the consultant's PNP and the updated PCI at a future meeting before selecting street segments to include in the next project.
