Item 17 - Award a Construction Contract to All American Asphalt for the Construction of the Raitt Street Improvements Project (Project Nos. 23-6998, 19-6947, 26-6716)

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Award of a Construction Contract to All American Asphalt for the Construction of the Raitt Street Improvements Project May 19, 2026 Page 2 Environmental Review No. ER-2023-2, ER-2020-35, and ER-2026-29 will be filed for Project Nos. 23-6998, 19-6947, and 26-6716, respectively. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION The Public Works Agency Engineering Services Division (PWA) is responsible for managing the City's roads and transportation network which is comprised of arterial, residential, alley, and industrial streets. PWA, through its pavement management program (PMP), identified and recommended street improvements along Raitt Street from St. Gertrude Place to Washington Avenue (Exhibit 1). The PMP is a systematic, data-driven strategy used by the City that helps maintain road networks cost-effectively by assessing pavement conditions, prioritizing repairs, and optimizing budgets. The plan uses tools like the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) to rank roads (0-100) and includes a five-year improvement schedule to prevent costly reconstructions through timely maintenance. Additionally, the Raitt Street Improvements project was identified in the City's Active Transportation Plan and Central Santa Ana Complete Streets Plan adopted by City Council on June 18, 2019 and February 5, 2019, respectively. Raitt Street from St. Gertrude Place to Washington Avenue includes roadway segments in poor condition, with Pavement Condition Index (PCI) values of 36 (Civic Center Drive to Washington Avenue) and 56 (McFadden Avenue to Myrtle Street). The pavement segment from 1 st Street to Civic Center Drive was last rehabilitated in 2021 and will be protected in place; however, no major rehabilitation has occurred within the remaining project limits since 2010 (St. Gertrude Place to Edinger Avenue). Existing deficiencies include failed asphalt pavement and deteriorated concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, and curb ramps. On August 13, 2020, staff applied for the Active Transportation Program Grant in the amount of$5,499,000 to fund the active transportation elements of the project which included $889,000 for design engineering and $4,610,000 for infrastructure improvements such as: new traffic signals, enhanced crosswalks, curb return radius reductions, ADA compliant wheel chair ramps, and a combination of street level Class 2, 3, and 4 bike lanes. On July 20, 2021, the City was notified by the California Department of Transportation, that the Project was selected for grant award. Funding for the design and construction of the project was subsequently approved by the City Council in the FY 22/23 and FY 25/26 Capital Improvement Program. The Raitt Street Improvements Project from St. Gertrude Place to Washington Avenue (Project Nos. 23-6998, 19-6947, and 26-6716) will improve street pavement through the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roadway pavement (both asphalt and Portland Cement Concrete), repair of concrete infrastructure, irrigation, new water service, and backflow prevention assembly. It will also enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety